On April 8, the Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan lifted the ban previously imposed on the export of onions from the country. At the same time, the ministry introduced quantitative restrictions – quotas – on the export of onions from April 8 to April 28. This should From the press release of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic.
A quota is applied in onion exports to third countries and member countries of the Eurasian Economic Union. Restrictions 20 thousand tons.
“In total, the allowable limit for an applicant for the export of goods is not more than 500 tons,” the message says.
The limit is set for the entire duration of the quota.
Previously, the newspaper Vedomosti, which referred to the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation reportedFrom February 2022 to February 2023, the average cost of onions in the wholesale segment on the Russian market increased by 28.7% to 19.3 rubles. per kilogram. In the article, it was stated that the main reason for the significant increase in the price of this product was the ban on onion exports from Central Asian countries.
In January-February, the authorities of Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan banned the export of onions from their own lands to neighboring countries, including Russia, in order to prevent onion shortages in the domestic market.