BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, July 11. The gross output of agricultural products in Kyrgyzstan amounted to 73.244 billion soms ($850.394 million) from January through May 2024, TurkicWorld reports.
According to the State Statistical Committee of the country, production increased by 2.5 percent compared to the same period in 2023.
Livestock products accounted for 90 percent of the overall production volume of agricultural products from January to May this year, with crop production at 6.7 percent, forestry at 0.1 percent, fisheries at 0.4 percent, and services at 2.8 percent.
Farm households and personal subsidiary plots of citizens contributed 93.2 percent to the total production volume.
The growth in the gross output of agricultural products from January to May of the current year was driven by an increase in livestock production. Among the regions, the Chuy region had the largest share (approximately 25 percent) in the overall gross output of agricultural products.
