BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 31
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Russia and Kazakhstan were the only exporters of rice to Turkmenistan from Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) countries from January through May 2020, Trend reports, citing statistics from the Eurasian Economic Commission.
The mentioned countries exported 114,100 kilograms of rice to Turkmenistan for a total amount of $72,515.
The share of Kazakhstan in the total amount of exported rice was $30,166, while Russia’s share - $42,348.
In addition to rice, the same countries exported 18.2 million kilograms of wheat to Turkmenistan for the total amount of $5.9 million.
Kazakhstan's share in the above mentioned amount of wheat export was $4.5 million, while Russia's share - $1.4 million.
Also, Russia was the only exporter of other cereals from the EEU countries to Turkmenistan from January through May in the amount of 102,870 kilograms, for the total amount of $35,869.
As it was reported earlier, from January through May 2020, a significant amount of potatoes, onions and garlic was exported to Turkmenistan from the EEU countries, in particular from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia.
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