BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 29. Kyrgyzstan's imports of sunflower oil from Russia decreased from January through June 2022, Trend reports referring to the National Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan.
According to the committee, Kyrgyzstan's imports of sunflower oil from Russia decreased by 17.9 percent compared to the corresponding period of 2021 ($17.3 million) - to $14.2 million.
The volume of Russian sunflower exports to Kyrgyzstan from January through June 2022 amounted to 9,572 tons, which is a decrease of 30.7 percent compared to the same period of last year (13,824 tons).
In addition, during the reporting period, Kyrgyzstan imported from Kazakhstan sunflower oil in the amount of $6.1 million, which is a slight decrease of 1.6 percent compared to the same period of last year ($6.2 million).
Overall, Kyrgyzstan in the first half of this year imported sunflower oil for $20.5 million - a decrease of 13.5 percent compared to the same period of last year ($23.7 million).