BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 31. Kyrgyzstan exported 1,334 tons of cabbages in January 2023, which is 28 percent less than in January 2022 (1,857 tons), Trend reports via the State Statistical Committee of Kyrgyzstan.
The volume of the exports amounted to $171,800, decreasing by 6 percent over January 2022 ($182,600).
According to the statistics, in the reporting period, Kyrgyzstan increased exports of cabbages to Kazakhstan by 36 percent year-on-year – from 588,000 tons to 804,000 tons.
Meantime, the supply of cabbages from Kyrgyzstan to Russia in January 2023 decreased by 61 percent, compared to the same period of 2022 – from 1,269 tons to 487,400 tons.
Additionally, Kyrgyzstan exported 43 tons of cabbages to Uzbekistan in the first month of 2023.
Overall, Kyrgyzstan's trade turnover totaled $834.7 million in January 2023, which is an increase of nearly 20 percent year-on-year ($692.5 million in January 2022).
The exports from Kyrgyzstan made up $125.5 million, which is an increase of 11 percent over $111 million in January 2022. The imports to Kyrgyzstan reached $709 million, increasing by 22 percent compared to $581 million in January 2022.