우즈베키스탄 밀 수입 시장 (6월, 2022)

The article highlights the significant increase in flour prices in the Republic, with a nearly 30% rise over the past year, impacting the cost of various food products. The Union of Grain Processors anticipates a leveling-off of these price hikes, in part due to the anticipated removal of export restrictions by Russia on July 1, 2022. This move is expected to lower the cost of grain, including wheat, and ease market pressure. Additionally, the article addresses concerns about Kazakhstan's competitive positioning in its traditional markets, particularly with intense competition from Russian flour millers. A dispute has arisen over pricing practices, with claims of domestic millers selling flour at higher prices domestically than to neighboring countries, a controversy that the head of the industry union, Eugene Gan, aims to correct by emphasizing the complexities in flour pricing and quality across domestic and export markets.