BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 5. Kyrgyzstan exported 19,916 tons of dairy products during the first half of 2026.
This was reflected in a press release published by the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of Kyrgyzstan on August 5.
"The country continued exporting dairy products and natural honey to EAEU member states and third countries during the reporting period," the statement said.
According to the ministry, dairy exports included 2,339 tons of ice cream, 674.54 tons of cheese, 197.77 tons of fermented dairy products, including kumis and kurut, 189 tons of whey, and 100.56 tons of butter.
Kyrgyzstan also exported 228.84 tons of natural honey during the first six months of the year, the report added.
The ministry said the results reflect sustained external demand for Kyrgyz dairy and beekeeping products and reaffirmed the government's focus on expanding agricultural processing and increasing exports of competitive food products to international markets.
Meanwhile, dairy products have become one of Kyrgyzstan's fastest-growing value-added agricultural exports as the country seeks to shift from raw commodity sales toward processed food products. Access to the Eurasian Economic Union market has supported this transition by providing tariff-free trade with neighboring member states, while the government has simultaneously expanded concessional financing for livestock breeding, agricultural equipment and food processing in an effort to increase export-oriented production and improve the competitiveness of domestic manufacturers.
