Kazakhstan: Meat production in positive territory - by 4.3% per year

Published 2021년 9월 1일

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Meat and meat product prices in Kazakhstan have increased by 2% within the past month, and local production has seen a 4.3% rise in the first seven months of 2021, totaling 193.2 thousand tons. The Almaty region led in production, followed by Akmola and East Kazakhstan. Local companies met 87.8% of the demand, with a 12.2% share from imports, primarily from CIS countries like Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, and non-CIS countries such as the USA. By the end of July, meat product prices had risen by 8.6%, with the most significant increase seen in the Mangistau region and Shymkent, as the article also highlights a shift towards Russian veal due to its lower cost.

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For a month, meat and meat products in the country have risen in price by another 2% In January-July 2021, 193.2 thousand tons of meat products were produced in Kazakhstan, which is 4.3% more than a year earlier, according to the Energyprom portal. According to the information, in the regional context, most meat products were produced in the Almaty region: 53.5 thousand tons, minus 2.7% per year. The second and third places were occupied by Akmola (47.1 thousand tons, plus 42.7%) and East Kazakhstan (25 thousand tons, minus 4.3%) regions. FOR REFERENCE: for the full 2020, farmers produced 2.7% less meat than in 2019 - 295.4 thousand tons. According to official statistics, the results of the first half of this year showed that local companies were able to meet the demand (sales in the domestic market plus export) for meat products by 87.8%, against 85.8% a year earlier. The share of imports, respectively, accounted for 12.2%. Importers brought 76.6 thousand tons of meat products to ...

Source: Agrosektor