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06/30/2026, 09:01The Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry has carried out a comparative survey of prices for basic foodstuffs in Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Russia.
According to the ministry, price rises have been recorded for a number of products in Kyrgyzstan. Carrots saw the sharpest increase, rising by 7 per cent. Prices also rose for pasteurised milk with a fat content of 2.5–3.2 per cent (+2.1 per cent), lamb (+1.3 per cent), tandyr bread (+0.4 per cent), and pasta products — vermicelli and elbow macaroni (both +0.2 per cent).
At the same time, a number of products have become cheaper. The most notable price falls were for onions — down 6.9 per cent — and potatoes — down 4.6 per cent. Butter (-0.9%), refined sunflower oil (-0.6%), bread made from first-grade wheat flour (-0.6%), imported first-grade flour (-0.5%) and rice (-0.1%) also became cheaper.
In Kazakhstan, the most significant price increases were seen for potatoes (+11.9%), onions (+7.1%) and locally produced first-grade flour (+7.1%). At the same time, prices fell for rice (-7.3%), eggs (-5.7%), bread (-3.8%), beef (-3.1%), sugar (-1.2%) and milk (-1%).
In Russia, the rise in prices was less pronounced. Prices rose slightly for onions (+0.8%), potatoes (+0.5%), carrots (+0.3%), sugar (+0.3%), vermicelli (+0.1%) and beef (+0.1%).
At the same time, prices in Russia fell for eggs (-0.7%), lamb (-0.5%), butter (-0.2%), premium flour (-0.2%), pasteurised milk (-0.1%) and refined sunflower oil (-0.1%).
According to the ministry, monitoring is carried out on a regular basis to track the price situation on the market for socially significant foodstuffs.
