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Turkmenistan increases processing of agricultural products

Business Materials 22 April 2021 16:59 (UTC +04:00)
Turkmenistan increases processing of agricultural products

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 22

By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:

Turkmenistan has increased the processing of agricultural products from January through March 2021 by modernizing existing and opening new processing enterprises, Trend reports, citing the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan.

The production of sausages in the country increased by 24.4 percent, whole milk products by 12.7 percent, butter - 23.9 percent, vegetable oil - 23.7 percent, confectionery - 12.5 percent, mineral waters and beverages - 49.4 percent in 1Q2021.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Turkmenistan has seen continued industrial production over the past year.

The economic indicators of Turkmenistan are growing, in particular, the private sector of the country is of great importance. Thus, the volume of trade turnover in the private sector of Turkmenistan increased by 19.2 percent in 1Q2021.

Most of this volume in monetary terms falls on Ashgabat. Also, a good growth of this indicator is in the Mary region – more than 20 percent in 1Q2021.

In the reporting period, the production of pipes made of plastics and fiberglass in the private sector of Turkmenistan increased by 2.3 times compared to the same period in 2020.

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