There is no demand: Prices for new harvest cabbage have collapsed in Kazakhstan

Published 2024년 5월 20일

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The cabbage harvest in Kazakhstan's Turkestan region has led to a surplus, as other regions are not purchasing the vegetable. This has forced farmers to sell the crop at nearly nothing, at 20 tenge ($0.04) per kilogram, due to the lack of demand. The average price in stores is 150 tenge. The Ministry of Trade is working with regional authorities to address the issue and prevent price increases for other vegetables, both local and imported. This situation is a response to the previous problems in 2020 and the fluctuating prices of 2021, 2022, and 2023, where either a surplus or shortage led to significant price variations. Currently, cabbage prices are decreasing while those for carrots, onions, and potatoes are increasing.

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The cabbage harvest has ripened in the Turkestan region of Kazakhstan. However, regions of the country are not active in purchasing this vegetable. This was announced at a meeting in the Government. Farmers are forced to reduce crop prices. Cabbage from the field is sold for almost nothing - 20 tenge ($0.04) per kilogram, APK News agency reports. The first cabbage harvest in the Turkestan region turned out to be unclaimed by other regions of the country. And even though the vegetable is sold from the field for 20 tenge/kg. Meanwhile, the average price in stores is 150 tenge. As the Ministry of Trade stated, they turned to regional akims to work out the issue of purchasing Turkestan cabbage. It is worth noting that in Zhetysai and other regions at the end of April, Russia was quite actively purchasing cabbage. The price for it was 175 tenge ($0.39). The regional akimat informed about this. The Government noted that the regions will need to fully contract for a new crop of ...

Source: Eastfruit