BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 14
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Kyrgyzstan may restrict the export of livestock from Uzbekistan due to high prices, Trend reports referring to the State agency of anti-monopoly regulation under the Government of Kyrgyzstan.
The price of lamb in Kyrgyzstan has grown by 27.7 percent since the beginning of the year, and the price for beef increased by 23.8 percent.
Kazakhstan completely banned the export of cattle and small ruminants at the beginning of the year, due to high prices for meat set by Uzbekistan. The agency believes that Uzbekistan, having lost the opportunity to buy livestock from Kazakhstan, has reoriented to Kyrgyzstan.
“Cattle began to be massively purchased in Kyrgyzstan from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan due to the ban introduced by Kazakhstan. In addition, many resellers took advantage of the situation and also inflated prices,” the agency said in a statement.
Some 414,000 head of cattle has been exported from Kyrgyzstan since 2019. Uzbekistan imported 77.7 percent of the total amount. Such an active import of live cattle in Uzbekistan is explained by the fact that earlier the government of the country adopted a program to revive animal husbandry.
Earlier it was reported that Kazakhstani restrictions on the export of livestock affected prices within Uzbekistan. For example, in 2020, based on the results of eight months, only 25,000 heads of cattle and 12,500 heads of small horned livestock were imported, compared to 2019, when the volume of export amounted to 146,000 heads and 258,000 heads, respectively.
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