Export of Kazakh agricultural products to Customs Union countries increased by 72%
ASTANA. October 8. KAZINFORM - In January-July 2013 the export of agricultural and food products of Kazakhstan to Customs Union countries increased by 72% compared to the same period last year, Minister of Agriculture Assylzhan Mamytbekov said at a meeting of the Government. The Prime Minister's web-site informs.
"In 2013 we see a positive trend in turnover within the Customs Union. Thus, in 2010-2011, imports of agricultural and food products increased by 14-40%, and export - by 4-7%, in 2012 imports grew by only 2.5%, while exports grew by 25.8%. For seven months of 2013 exports grew by 72%, " Mamytbekov noted.
According to the Ministry of Agriculture, the volume of agricultural production and food processing industry in 2012 amounted to about 830 billion tenge or 5.5 billion U.S. dollars.
Also, according to the Statistics Agency, 1370 enterprises operate in the food industry of Kazakhstan.
Cereal processing, dairy, bread and bakery, meat processing, fruit and vegetable, oil and fat industries are main in the structure of production of food products.