Kyrgyz flour producers tasked with producing 200,000 tons of wheat annually

Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan Bakyt Torobaev has tasked Kyrgyzstan’s flour producers with ensuring the production of at least 200,000 tons of food-grade wheat annually. The announcement was made during the foundation-laying ceremony for Orion-Extra milling plant in Jaiyl district. The Ministry of Agriculture reported. «By producing 200,000 tons of wheat annually, we can supply ourselves with locally grown wheat for four to five months of the year. The measures taken by the Ministry of Agriculture are aimed at reducing the cost of wheat. If we continue to sell wheat at 15 soms per kilogram and neglect the industry, we won’t be able to compete with wheat from Kazakhstan and Russia. Therefore, if flour producers collaborate closely with rural farmers, understand their challenges, and help address them, the situation will improve. The ministry is ready to provide comprehensive support — ...