Kyrgyzstan produces only about 8% of the annual consumption of vegetable oil

Kyrgyzstan's annual demand for vegetable oil is 62-70 thousand tons. The republic produces only 8.3% of this volume, the rest is imported from neighboring countries. This was reported by Akchabar with reference to the reference-justification to the resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic "On goods subject to value added tax at a rate of zero (0) percent, applied in order to ensure the country's food security and stabilize market prices." According to official data, the production of vegetable oil in Kyrgyzstan for 2021 left 5.4 thousand tons, and in 2022 - only 6 thousand tons with a sown area of oilseeds of 17.8 thousand hectares. To cover the internal demand for vegetable oil, the republic needs to import oilseeds in the amount of 110-120 thousand tons of sunflower and/or 260-270 thousand tons of cotton. On ...