Bishkek, Oct. 21, 2020 / Kabar /. Construction of a sugar plant is underway in Talas Oblast, and a project for a sugar plant in Tyup region of Issyk-Kul Oblast is being developed, according to the website of the Ministry of Economy.
The construction of factories with additional sugar processing capacities will make it possible to increase the country's export potential.
Sugar beet is the only agricultural crop in Kyrgyzstan for sugar production. Sugar beet is one of the main industrial and sugar crops. Root crops of modern sugar beet contain about 17–20% sucrose.
In Kyrgyzstan, sugar beets are cultivated only in Chui and Talas regions. Currently, beet growing in Chui oblast is one of the priority areas in crop production.
The entire volume of sugar beet is processed in Chui Oblast by two enterprises: Kaindy Kant OJSC and Koshoi OJSC.
Sugar is a product of strategic importance; it is included in the list of socially significant products. The total annual demand of the domestic sugar market of the Kyrgyz Republic is about 110-120 thousand tons and can be provided by the production capacities of only 2 sugar factories. According to the National Statistics Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic, in 2019, a total of 26,466.7 tons of granulated sugar was imported in the amount of USD 12.2 million.
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