Information for fruit and vegetables business in CIS
Kazakhstan's pear imports grow
In the season 2011/12, Kazakhstan's pear imports grew 1.5 times and amounted to 18,600 tonnes. It should be noted that the country has been actively increasing its pear imports over the past few years. For example, in the past 5 years, Kazakhstan's pear imports have grown more than 8 times.
Among partner countries, Kyrgyzstan was in the lead in the past 2 seasons. In the season 2011/12 Kyrgyzstan's share in Kazakhstan's total pear imports was 43%, while in the season 2007/08 its share had not exceeded 1%.