BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, June 24. Kyrgyzstan imported 8,862 tons of tomatoes from January through April 2024, with the value amounting to $6.362 million, Trend reports.
Data from the country’s Statistical Committee shows that in terms of volume, imports increased by 11 percent compared to 7,976 tons during the corresponding months of 2023. In terms of value, there was an 18.8 percent increase over the January-April 2023 figures of $5.357 million.
The majority of these vegetables were imported from Turkmenistan, totaling 7,644 tons valued at $5.066 million. Additionally, imports came from China (706 tons), Uzbekistan (404 tons), Iran (73 tons), and Kazakhstan (32 tons).
Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan's foreign trade turnover reached $5.171 billion from January through April 2024, which is a 27.7 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023 ($4.051 billion).
Exports amounted to $760.6 million, which is an increase of 19.7 percent compared to the $635.678 million recorded in January–April 2023. Imports grew by 29.2 percent compared to $3.415 billion in the same period in 2023, reaching $4.411 billion from January through April 2024.