BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 18. Kyrgyz exports of agricultural products amounted to 307,879 tons from January through July 2022, Trend reports referring to the Ministry of Agriculture of Kyrgyzstan.
"The largest share in the total export of agricultural products from Kyrgyzstan in the reporting period fell on vegetables. Most of the vegetables were exported from the Chuy, Issyk-Kul, Jalal-Abad, Batken regions to the EAEU countries," the ministry said.
However, Kyrgyz export of vegetables in seven months of this year decreased by 43.6 percent compared to the same period of last year (152,732 tons) - up to 86,138 tons.
During this period, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Belarus were the main markets for Kyrgyz vegetables.
"Among vegetables, onions are exported the most: from the Chuy region overall 16,455 tons of onions were exported to Russia, Kazakhstan, Belarus. Cabbage, bell peppers, garlic, tomatoes, mushrooms were also exported to Russia, Kazakhstan, Germany, South Korea and Mongolia," the Ministry added.
Remarkably, agriculture is a key sector of the Kyrgyz economy. In the total GDP of the country, the share of agriculture is about 20 percent.