KYRGYZSTAN has increased its potato imports this year, primarily from neighbouring countries.
According to the General Administration of Customs of China, the volume of potatoes imported into the central Asia country increased from 4,800 tonnes in January to more than 8,000 tonnes in February, and more than 21,000 tonnes in March. The total value of these imports reached $30 million.
The rise in imports came amid increasing domestic potato prices, which, according to the National Statistics Committee, rose by one-third from January to mid-April, up to 62 KGS/kg.
