Kazakhstan suspended onion exports for three months

The authorities of Kazakhstan have decided to ban the export of onions for 3 months in order to prevent the mass export of onions from Kazakhstan and to stabilize their prices. The frenzy was sparked by floods in Pakistan and frost that damaged onion stocks in southern Kazakhstan and neighboring Uzbekistan. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan. "The frenetic demand of third countries for Kazakh onions is connected with natural disasters in Pakistan - one of the largest producers of onions in Asia and the world. Floods in this country provoked a worldwide increase in onion prices, including in the market of our republic. Additional pressure on the cost is also severe frosts in the southern regions of Kazakhstan, as well as in Uzbekistan - where a large amount of production was spoiled. The main producers of onions are currently actively importing the Kazakh product," the ministry explained. According to the Bureau of ...