Kazakhstan's vegetable processing production has been greatly reduced, and its dependence on imports has increased

This figure is only one-sixth of the domestic market demand. To make up for this gap, Kazakhstan relies on imports, and the market share of imported products has risen to 85%. From January to July 2024, a total of 66,000 tons of processed vegetables and canned products were sold in the domestic market, while the market share of local production fell from 22.9% to 15.1%. Kazakhstan's canned vegetable industry has been stagnant since 2018. In 2018, the production of canned vegetables was 26,600 tons, while by 2023, this figure had decreased by 20.6% to 21,200 tons. However, in sharp contrast, imports have continued to grow. In 2020, Kazakhstan imported 105,400 tons of canned vegetables, and only in In the first seven months of 2024, imports reached 59,000 tons. Take East Kazakhstan as an example. The governor of the region, Yelmek Kosherbayev, said this summer that although the region is a major vegetable grower, local supermarkets mainly sell canned cucumbers produced in Russian ...