Bishkek, March 10, 2025. /Kabar/. There is no food shortage in Kyrgyzstan, Minister of Water Resources, Agriculture and Processing Industry of the country Bakyt Torobaev told today at a meeting of the Committee on Agrarian Policy, Water Resources and Regional Development.
He said that the rise and fall of prices is a living organism. “Sometimes during the season, prices can rise. We completely control the prices in the market. Fairs are systematically organized in cities and regions. If any issues arise, then the State Material Reserve has all the products.
The head of the Ministry of Agriculture also told the deputies that prices are a market economy. The main producer is the private sector, which sets the price looking at the market. "Only if some emergency occurs, only then the state can interfere with prices. For example, in the city of Osh, a kilogram of meat increased to 700 soms, we reduced it to 630 soms. The same situations occurred in the cities of Jalal-Abad and Kara-Suu. As for potatoes, we wanted to temporarily close exports, but farmers came to our department and asked us not to impose a ban, because they wanted to sell their products," he said.