Exports: Sharp decline in beef supplies

During the first five months of 2026, exports of key domestic meat products decreased significantly:

Fresh and chilled beef: exports dropped by 85.9 percent in value terms, totaling only $365,600 (65.4 tonnes). The only buyer was Russia.

Frozen beef: shipments decreased by 23.3 percent. A total of 20 tonnes of meat worth $80,300 were exported, entirely to Belarus.

Poultry meat and by-products: this segment showed growth. Exports increased by 59.5 percent to $377,000 (267.7 tonnes). The main destinations were Kazakhstan (200 tonnes) and Russia (67.7 tonnes).

Imports: Rising spending on poultry and pork

Imports of meat products significantly exceeded exports by domestic producers.

Poultry meat remained the largest category of meat imports. Over five months, Kyrgyzstan imported 35,904.9 tonnes of poultry meat and by-products worth $39.4 million, an increase of 9.7 percent in value compared with the same period last year.

China — 19,300 tonnes worth $15.5 million;

Russia — 6,200 tonnes worth $8.6 million;

Ukraine — 4,900 tonnes worth $8.2 million.

Pork imports increased by 68 percent in value terms, exceeding $1 million (426.8 tonnes). Supplies came from Kazakhstan (230.8 tonnes) and Russia (196 tonnes).

Imports of fresh and frozen beef also changed. Fresh beef supplies, entirely from Belarus, increased 3.1 times to $347,400. At the same time, imports of frozen beef fell by half to $689,500, with India becoming the main supplier ($352,000).