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ECO: IDENTIFYING INTRA-REGIONAL EXPORT POTENTIAL IN AGRO-PRODUCTS AND PROCESSED FOODS
KYRGYZSTAN
KYRGYZ EXPORTS AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PROCESSED FRUIT AND VEGETABLES
(WORKING DOCUMENT)
2004
(Project No. KYR /61/91 A)

KYRGYZ EXPORTS AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCESSED FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC)2
This document was prepared within the framework of the project KYR 61/91 A and the
South-South Trade Promotion Programme (SSTP). It aims to provide a statistical
background of export opportunities for processed fruits and vegetables products from
Kyrgyzstan.
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imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the International Trade
Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or
area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries.
While every effort has been made to verify the information contained in this document,
ITC cannot accept any responsibility for any errors that it may contain.
The report was produced by Ms. Ariuntuya Tsend-Ayush with the support of the Market
Analysis Section (MAS) and Ms. Sylvie Bétemps. For further details on the methodology of the
present document, please contact Ms. Sylvie Bétemps (ITC, e-mail: betemps@intracen.org;
tel: +41-22-7300 204; fax: +41-22-7300 249).
For additional information on the South-South Trade Promotion Programme (SSTP), please
contact Mr. Govind Venuprasad (ITC, e-mail: venuprasad@intracen.org; tel: +41-22-7300 614;
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International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO (ITC) 3
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Note 4
A. BACKGROUND – EXPORT OVERVIEW 6
B. EXPORTS AND EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES FOR PROCESSED
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES FROM KYRGYZSTAN IN 2002 9
C. FURTHER MARKET OPPORTUNITIES 32
D. METHODOLOGY 34

NOTE
The following abbreviations are used:
B Billion
CIF Cost, Insurance and Freight
CIS Commonwealth of Independent States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus,
Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, the Russian
Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan)
ECO Economic Cooperation Organization (Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Islamic
Republic of Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkey,
Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan)
EU European Union
FDI Foreign direct investments
FOB Free on Board
GDP Gross domestic product
HS Harmonized System Nomenclature
ITC International Trade Centre UNCTAD/WTO
M Million
Mt Metric tons
nes not elsewhere specified
SME Small and Medium size Enterprises
SSTP South-South Trade Promotion Programme
UNCTAD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
UNSD United Nations Statistics Division
WTO World Trade Organization

A. Background – Export Overview
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan ranked 146th
in the world as an exporting country. The country’s exports
reached US$ 460 million in value. The growth of world export was increasing by 4% on average
per year between 1998 and 2002 (see table 1).
Manufactured products and crude materials accounted for almost three-quarters of Kyrgyzstan’s
total exports in 2002 (see figure 1). Food products (live animals, beverages, vegetable oils and
fats) represented 18,5%.
Figure 1. Breakdown of Kyrgyzstan’s exports to the world in 2002
Source: ITC PC-TAS 1998-2002
The main food products exported by Kyrgyzstan are edible vegetables and certain roots and
tubers (HS07); dried kidney and white beans comprise a significant part of these exports (see
table 1). Ranked 8th
amongst all product categories exported by the country, they generated an
income of US$10 million. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of vegetables, fruits and related preparations
(HS08, HS20) reached US$ 511,000.
OTHERS
7.38%
CRUDE MATERIALS
& INEDIBLE
44.97%
FUELS &
LUBRICANTS
0.00%
CHEMICALS
3.61%
MANUFACTURED
PRODUCTS
25.56%
FOOD
PRODUCTS
18,5%

Table 1. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of food products in 2002
Source: ITC TradeMap
As prioritized by Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Trade, in cooperation with ITC, Kyrgyzstan’s export
opportunities for processed fruits and vegetables have been explored in the following chapters.
Product groups, with six-digit HS-6 codes, that fall under the category of processed fruits and
vegetables and comprise part of Kazakhstan’s export portfolio, have been listed in table 2.
Table 2. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of selected fruit and vegetables products in 2002
HS
code Product
Value 2002
in US$
thousand
Annual growth in
value bw 98-02,
%
Annual growth in
value bw 01-02,
%
Annual growth of
world exports bw 98-
02, %
Ranking
in country
exports
Share in
world
exports, %
Ranking in
world
exports
All products 460,307 4 0 146
07
Edible vegetables and certain
roots and tubers 10,145 3 8 0 83
17
Sugars and sugar
confectionery 5,732 0 12 0 99
08
Edible fruit, nuts, peel of
citrus fruit, melons 4,675 0 18 0 114
04
Dairy products, eggs, honey,
edible animal product nes 3,545 0 20 0 87
21
Miscellaneous edible
preparations 2,289 3 23 0 96
09 Coffee, tea, mate and spices 2,177 -13 24 0 111
12
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain,
seed, fruit, etc, nes 1,953 2 26 0 110
20
Vegetable, fruit, nut, etc food
preparations 441 1 39 0 118
11
Milling products, malt,
starches, inulin, wheat gluten 374 1 42 0 109
16
Meat, fish and seafood food
preparations nes 250 3 47 0 121
19
Cereal, flour, starch, milk
preparations and products 234 4 50 0 123
15
Animal,vegetable fats and
oils, cleavage products, etc 231 -5 52 0 129
10 Cereals 220 -2 54 0 121
05 Products of animal origin, nes 201 0 56 0 109
13
Lac, gums, resins, vegetable
saps and extracts nes 178 2 62 0 91
14
Vegetable plaiting materials,
vegetable products nes 137 -2 65 0 73
06
Live trees, plants, bulbs,
roots, cut flowers etc 55 2 72 0 123
18
Cocoa and cocoa
preparations 53 1 73 0 138
01 Live animals 18 1 79 0 144
Annual growtghhadfhdfhj
HS rev. 1 Product
Value 2002
in US$
thousand
Qty 2002
(tons)
Value
per ton
Annual growth
in value bw 98-
02%
Annual
growth in
quantity bw
98-02%
Annual
growth in
value bw 01-
02%
World
market
share%
Ranking
in world
market
Annual growth
in value of world
imp bw 98-02 %
Value
2002 in
US$
thousand
Qty
2002
(tons)
Value
per
ton
Annual
growth in
value bw
98-02 % Exp'rs
Share in
Kyr’s
imports,
%
071333
Kidney beans&white pea
beans drid shelld,whether o
not skinnd o split 6,532 19,328 338 1 18 -4 17 24 708 0 Turkey 100
080232
Walnuts, fresh or dried,
shelled or peeled 2,597 2,690 965 0 17 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
121291
Sugar beet, fresh or dried,
whether or not ground 900 41,400 22 9 4 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
070820
Beans, shelled or unshelled,
fresh or chilled 889 3,291 270 0 27 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
070200 Tomatoes, fresh or chilled 715 3,525 203 0 50 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
080810 Apples, fresh 509 6,667 76 0 55 1 386 3,077 125 0 China 100
071220
Onions dried but not further
prepared 427 168 2542 0 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
070310
Onions and shallots, fresh or
chilled 408 6,209 66 0 57 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0
070990
Vegetables, fresh or chilled
nes 390 1,067 366 0 71 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
080910 Apricots, fresh 349 3,731 94 0 23 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
080231 Walnuts in shell, fresh or dried 313 670 467 0 19 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
080820 Pears and quinces, fresh 282 3,374 84 0 39 0 29 281 103 0 China 100
070610
Carrots and turnips, fresh or
chilled 180 3,657 49 0 43 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
071290
Vegetables and mixtures
dried, but not further prepared
nes 170 157 1083 0 60 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
070190 Potatoes, fresh or chilled nes 103 2,236 46 0 69 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0
200290
Tomatoes nes,prepared or
preserved oth than by vinegar
or acetic acid 83 338 246 0 79 -2 14 65 215 0 Chile 0
List of Products exported by Kyrgyzstan in 2002 Imported by Kyrgyzstan

HS rev. 1 Product
Value 2002
in US$
thousand
Qty 2002
(tons)
Value
per ton
Annual growth
in value bw 98-
02%
Annual
growth in
quantity bw
98-02%
Annual
growth in
value bw 01-
02%
World
market
share%
Ranking
in world
market
Annual growth
in value of world
imp bw 98-02 %
Value
2002 in
US$
thousand
Qty
2002
(tons)
Value
per
ton
Annual
growth in
value bw
98-02 % Exp'rs
Share in
Kaz's
imports,
%
121230
Apricot,peach/plum
stones&kernels nes,usd primly
f human consumption 74 52 1423 0 26 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0
071230
Mushrooms and truffles dried
but not further prepared 73 6 12167 0 50 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0
200990
Mixtures of juices
unfermentd¬ spiritd whether o
not sugard o sweet 66 245 269 0 85 7 107 206 519 0
Russian
Federatio
n 48
071339
Beans dried, shelled, whether
or not skinned or split, nes 63 132 477 0 53 8 0 0 0 0 0 0
080920 Cherries, fresh 62 480 129 0 39 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
080930
Peaches, including
nectarines, fresh 55 624 88 0 53 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
070960
Peppers of the genus
Capsicum or of the genus
Pimenta,fresh or chilled 52 815 64 0 78 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
080610 Grapes, fresh 45 464 97 0 70 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
200799
Jams,fruit jellies,fruit/nut
purée&paste,ckd
prep,sugard,sweetend/not 43 159 270 0 94 2 41 48 854 0
Russian
Federatio
n 68
200980
Fruit&veg juice nes (exc mx)
unferment
unspiritd,whether/not
sug/sweet 43 120 358 0 110 4 206 377 546 0
Kazakhst
an 85
200970
Apple juice unfermented¬
spiritd whether or not sugard
or sweetend 41 81 506 0 77 1 338 710 476 0
Russian
Federatio
n 66
200919
Orange juice nes,unfermentd¬
spiritd,whether or not sugard
or sweet 38 67 567 0 92 15 331 661 501 0
Russian
Federatio
n 72
081090 Fruits, fresh nes 37 435 85 0 89 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
081310 Apricots, dried 35 96 365 0 43 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0
081350
Mixtures of edible nuts or
dried fruits of this chapter 35 63 556 0 40 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
080940 Plums and sloes, fresh 31 547 57 0 58 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
200590
Veg nes&mix of veg
prep/presvd o/t by
vinegar/acetic acid,not frozen 31 110 282 0 97 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
081110
Strawberries,uncookd o
steamd o boild in
water,sweetend o not,frozen 29 9 3222 0 52 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0
080250
whether or not shelled or
peeled 28 17 1647 0 45 10 0 0 0 0 0 0
200940
Pineapple juice,unfermented¬
spiritd,whether or not sugard
or sweet 28 49 571 0 71 0 101 187 540 0
Russian
Federatio
n 73
071331
Urd,mung,black/green gram
beans drid shelld,whether/not
skinnd/split 24 48 500 0 50 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
081320 Prunes, dried 24 32 750 0 54 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
081330 Apples, dried 24 132 182 0 33 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
140490 Vegetable products nes 23 125 184 0 74 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
081120
Raspberries,mulberries,etc
uncook,steam/boil in water
sweetend/nt,froz 22 40 550 0 55 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
070490
Cabbages,kohlrabi,kale and
sim edible brassicas nes,fresh
or chilled 19 296 64 0 80 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
121299
Vegetable products nes used
primarily for human
consumption 18 16 1125 0 71 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
080620 Grapes, dried 17 38 447 0 65 -7 0 0 0 0 0 0
070810
Peas, shelled or unshelled,
fresh or chilled 16 72 222 0 53 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
200490
Veg nes&mx of veg prep or
presvd,o/t by vinegar or acetic
acid,frozen 15 15 1000 0 78 11 0 0 0 0 0 0
120210
Ground-nuts in shell not
roasted or otherwise cooked 12 24 500 0 52 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
070700
Cucumbers and gherkins,
fresh or chilled 11 158 70 0 77 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
071080 Vegetables, frozen nes 11 25 440 0 87 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

B. Export opportunities for processed fruits and vegetables
1. Kyrgyzstan’s production of fruits and vegetables
Kyrgyzstan produces various types of fruits and vegetables (see table 3). With an average annual
production of 109,932 Mt and 114,545 Mt respectively, tomatoes and dry onions represent the
highest production crops within this category. Furthermore, Kyrgyzstan’s production of both
products expanded between 1992 and 2002, by 5.51% and 8.92% respectively. The average
annual production of apples, carrot, cabbages and fresh vegetables reached a volume of 82 Mt to
62.5 Mt and has been increasing since 1992.
Table 3. Kyrgyzstan’s production of fruits and vegetables between 1992 and 2002
Source: FAO Statistical database on agricultural products, 2002
2. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of fruits and vegetables
Kyrgyzstan mainly exports beans, walnuts, sugar beet and tomatoes (see table 2). As confirmed
by FAO statistics, it is also a producer of those product groups. This suggests that the country is
not re-exporting but has its own supply capacity.
Kyrgyzstan’s export opportunities have been analysed hereunder for those vegetable and fruit
product groups, that are relevant for the country, namely:
• Dried onions, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further prepared
(HS071220)
• Dried mushrooms and truffles, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but not further
prepared (HS071230)
• Dried vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, whole, cut, sliced, broken or in powder, but
not further prepared (excl. potatoes, onions, mushrooms and truffles) (HS071290)
• Fresh or dried walnuts, shelled and peeled (HS080232)
• Fresh or dried pistachios, whether or not shelled or peeled (HS080250)
• Dried apricots (HS081310)
• Dried prunes (HS081320)
1992 1995 2000 2001 2002 Annual mean (Mt) Growth (%)
Tomatoes 139,500 63,310 155,602 165,493 101,637 109,932 5.51
Onions, Dry 82,000 105,000 147,447 149,166 131,898 114,545 8.92
Apples 68,500 56,938 127,900 126,300 115,200 81,099 13.27
Carrots 50,000 50,100 109,420 112,544 64,834 70,541 10.11
Cabbages 45,000 29,623 100,509 119,057 68,579 61,965 13.8
Vegetables Fresh nes 44,000 29,500 95,000 90,000 137,700 62,564 16.47
Watermelons 34,600 23,300 65,333 83,538 42,163 43,147 12.38
Grapes 31,000 19,700 26,489 27,445 17,650 20,131 2.58
Cucumbers and Gherkins 27,500 28,700 113,200 143,400 297,300 84,291 30.38
Peaches and Nectarines 14,000 1,500 6,400 8,000 10,000 5,945 1.68
Plums 14,000 1,500 3,700 3,600 4,600 5,145 -10.06
Apricots 13,000 4,000 16,700 16,500 14,900 9,882 8.14
Garlic 11,000 8,900 20,000 29,633 10,050 13,935 9.54
Walnuts 5,000 5,000 6,000 6,000 6,000 5,273 2.01
Fruit Fresh nes 3,600 1,000 2,400 2,400 3,000 2,364 -3.71
Quinces 3,500 1,000 3,000 3,000 5,000 2,709 10.52
Fruit Juice nes 1,400 700 1,260 1,260 1,050 1,037 -1.8
Pumpkins, Squash, Gourds 1,300 1,200 1,800 2,000 8,000 2,055 12.73
Fruit Prepared nes 1,200 300 1,500 1,380 1,380 911 4.89
Blueberries 900 500 1,100 1,100 1,000 745 8.08
Cauliflower 200 100 800 900 1,000 473 25.18
Dry Apricots 0 0 0 180 540 65 …
Fruit Dried nes 0 0 6,250 10,675 250 4,175 …
Fruit,Nut,Peel,Sugar Prs 0 0 0 150 150 27 …
Products
Production (Mt)

• Dried apples (HS081330)
• Mixtures of nuts or dried fruits (HS081350)
• Tomatoes, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar or acetic acid (excl. whole or
in pieces) (HS200290)
• Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
or acetic acid, frozen (excl. tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles and potatoes) (HS200490)
• Vegetables and mixtures of vegetables, prepared or preserved otherwise than by vinegar
or acetic acid (excl. frozen, homogenized vegetables of subheading 2005 10, and
tomatoes, mushrooms, truffles, potatoes, sauerkraut, peas "pisum sativum", beans "vigna
spp., phaseolus spp." asparagus, olives and sweetcorn "zea mays var. saccharata")
(HS200590)
• Apple juice, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl.
fermented or containing alcohol) (HS200970)
• Juice of fruit or vegetables, whether or not containing added sugar or other sweetening
matter (excl. fermented or containing alcohol, mixtures, citrus fruit, pineapple, tomato,
grape, incl. grape must and apple juice) (HS200980)
• Mixtures of fruit juices, incl. grape must, and vegetable juices, whether or not containing
added sugar or other sweetening matter (excl. fermented or containing alcohol)
(HS200990)
Dried onions (HS071220)
Kyrgyzstan’s performance in the world market
Ranked 23rd
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried onions reached 168 tons in 2002, worth
US$ 427,000.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported dried onions to Germany and the Russian Federation (see table 4).
Table 4. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried onions (HS071220) to the world in 2002
Note: Some quantities, and thus unit values, reported by Kyrgyzstan differ from those reported by partner countries.
Main competitor countries on the world market
Kyrgyzstan ranks 19th
in the German market. The unit value for dried onions from Kyrgyzstan in
Germany, of US$ 919 per ton, is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to Germany.
in the Russian market, accounting for 9% of the country’s total imports
after Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and India. Kyrgyzstan’s market share declined by 14% on average
per year between 1998 and 2002, while Russia’s imports decreased by 12% on average per year
during this period. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for dried onions in Russia of US$ 1,064 is the highest
amongst all the suppliers to the Russian Federation.
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
countries between 98
02, %, p.a.
World 427 100 168 2,542 0
Germany 282 66 26 10,846 1 21 1
Russian
Federation 145 34 141 1,028 24 0 -12

Potential new markets
Germany and the Russian Federation rank 1st
and 24th
respectively as importing countries of
dried onions. Apart from Germany, the world’s largest importers are the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, Japan and Canada. With the exception of Germany and Canada, all have declining
markets. However, among smaller importers Indonesia, the United States, Malaysia, Thailand,
the Côté d’ Ivoire, Chile and China have shown strong import growth.
Table 5. The world’s main importers of dried onions (HS071220) in 2002
Dried mushrooms (HS071230)
Ranked 50th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried mushrooms reached 6 tons in 2002,
worth US$ 73,000. In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported dried mushrooms to France (see table 6).
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 184,647 132,903 1,389 0 8 10 100
Germany 39,089 20,347 1,921 1 7 16 21
United Kingdom 18,350 9,429 1,946 -5 -1 -6 9
Netherlands 14,147 8,659 1,634 -2 3 13 7
Japan 13,766 5,023 2,741 -3 -2 -1 7
Canada 12,616 5,835 2,162 1 0 1 6
Australia 5,910 2,815 2,099 3 4 8 3
France 4,848 3,133 1,547 2 17 33 2
Brazil 4,366 2,119 2,060 -1 4 -2 2
Belgium 4,164 3,915 1,064 4 5 6 2
Poland 3,910 2,516 1,554 1 5 54 2
Sweden 3,902 1,527 2,555 -6 -5 -4 2
Indonesia 3,634 1,836 1,979 23 9 -14 1
Denmark 3,164 1,449 2,184 13 12 53 1
Switzerland 3,032 1,199 2,529 -2 1 0 1
Austria 2,735 1,155 2,368 3 6 16 1
United States of
America 2,635 2,155 1,223 24 62 108 1
Malaysia 2,631 9,378 281 30 58 48 1
Ireland 2,292 1,126 2,036 5 12 -10 1
Italy 2,198 1,603 1,371 -8 -2 18 1
Philippines 2,139 1,275 1,678 6 1
Israel 1,896 0 0 -6 1
New Zealand 1,881 774 2,430 10 5 7 1
Finland 1,860 815 2,282 -4 0 -4 1
Russian
Federation 1,811 3,608 502 -12 19 40 0
Spain 1,698 1,481 1,147 -6 3 44 0
Norway 1,670 617 2,707 1 1 14 0
Mexico 1,508 18,131 83 19 151 27 0
Czech Republic 1,431 630 2,271 -2 1 14 0
Croatia 1,427 883 1,616 -16 -5 39 0
Singapore 1,325 685 1,934 5 -12 3 0
Colombia 1,184 661 1,791 0 13 15 0
Thailand 993 362 2,743 53 36 82 0
Côte d'Ivoire 985 366 2,691 33 32 -9 0
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 981 854 1,149 0 6 123 0
Chile 951 0 26 50 0
South Africa 902 591 1,526 -10 0
China 878 576 1,524 21 48 105 0
Greece 862 2,223 388 8 58 22 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 701 366 1,915 91 103 0 0

Table 6. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried mushrooms (HS071230) to the world in 2002
in the French market. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for dried mushrooms in
France, of US$ 18,333 per ton, is higher than Italy’s (US$ 17,667) and lower than Hungary’s
(US$ 19,000).
France ranks 4th
in world imports of dried mushrooms. The world’s largest importers are Japan,
Hong Kong and Italy, followed by France, the United States and Germany. Demand on these
markets has been fluctuating. Much smaller but strongly growing import markets are Thailand,
Viet Nam, Turkey and Romania. Switzerland has by far the highest unit value per ton.
Table 7. The world’s main importers of dried mushrooms (HS071230) in 2002
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 73 100 6 12,167 -5
France 61 84 4 15,250 4 7 -6
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 309,623 0 -5 3 6 100
Japan 86,665 11,356 7,632 -5 0 1 27
Hong Kong
(SARC) 41,677 9,316 4,474 -10 4 38 13
Italy 35,062 2,343 14,965 -6 3 -12 11
France 22,983 1,752 13,118 -6 -2 26 7
United States of
America 19,794 2,451 8,076 -2 3 28 6
Germany 19,124 2,039 9,379 0 6 -14 6
Switzerland 12,987 422 30,775 -9 -6 -7 4
Singapore 10,623 1,906 5,573 -4 -3 28 3
United Kingdom 6,902 1,070 6,450 -3 7 6 2
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 5,506 1,745 3,155 6 2 14 1
Malaysia 5,161 3,940 1,310 -16 18 8 1
Poland 4,770 510 9,353 -6 -7 -14 1
Canada 4,712 948 4,970 3 -2 9 1
Netherlands 4,318 426 10,136 4 2 27 1
Thailand 4,115 895 4,598 26 18 42 1
Spain 2,310 471 4,904 15 33 -10 0
Australia 2,240 306 7,320 -2 -2 18 0
Austria 2,132 116 18,379 -10 -45 23 0
Belgium 1,822 461 3,952 15 75 16 0
Norway 1,074 44 24,409 -2 -1 0 0
Viet Nam 1,009 341 2,959 50 35 32 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 958 354 2,706 0 14 10 0
Israel 866 0 -7 11 0
Turkey 774 403 1,921 12 53 18 0
Yugoslavia 774 56 13,821 -3 5 -48 0
Sweden 721 115 6,270 2 29 75 0

Mixed dried vegetables (HS071290)
Ranked 60th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixed dried vegetables reached 157 tons in
2002, worth US$ 170,000. World imports of this product increased by 1% on average per year in
the period of 1998- 2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported mixed dried vegetables to the Russian Federation and Poland (see
table 8).
Table 8. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixed dried vegetables (HS071290) to the world in 2002
in the Russian market, accounting for 4% of the country’s total imports
after China, Poland, Uzbekistan and Germany. Amongst these countries, Kyrgyzstan increased
its market share in Russia between 1998 and 2002, after China, by 49% on average per year.
Russia’s imports of these products increased by 8% on average per year during this period.
Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for mixed dried vegetables in Russia, of US$ 1,159 per ton, is higher
than that of Austria’s (US$ 842) and lower than that of Spain’s (US$ 2,050).
According to mirror data, Kyrgyzstan ranks 12th
in the Polish market, accounting for 1% of the
country’s total imports, after China, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, the Czech
Republic, Hungary, France, Italy, Switzerland and the Russian Federation. Kyrgyzstan’s unit
value for mixed dried vegetables in Poland is US$ 1000 per ton, which is higher than that of
China’s (US$ 920) and lower than the Czech Republic’s (US$ 1,269).
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
Brazil 571 121 4,719 -16 4 -19 0
Korea, Dem.
People's Rep.
of 556 137 4,058 41 47 -71 0
Philippines 546 361 1,512 17 0
Indonesia 542 453 1,196 16 -4 67 0
Romania 518 43 12,047 166 127 0
Czech Republic 493 59 8,356 -2 0 29 0
Denmark 491 99 4,960 -6 2 -13 0
New Zealand 481 69 6,971 18 21 31 0
Russian
Federation 452 206 2,194 20 48 49 0
Croatia 446 22 20,273 7 10 40 0
Slovenia 384 24 16,000 -18 -15 -47 0
Macau 334 186 1,796 1 10 28 0
Slovakia 294 18 16,333 12 12 4 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 170 100 157 1,083 1
Russian
Federation 143 84 130 1,100 30 0 8
Poland 27 16 27 1,000 15 1 -1

The Russian Federation and Poland rank 30th
and 15th
respectively as importers of mixed dried
vegetables. The world’s largest importers are Japan, the United States, Germany, the
Netherlands, Canada and Korea. With the exception of Japan, which is declining by 2% on
average per year, all are growing markets. Particularly fast growing markets are Belgium,
Mexico, Romania and Netherlands Antilles.
Table 9. The world’s main importers of mixed dried vegetables (HS071290) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 668,024 381,508 1,751 1 8 10 100
Japan 129,763 35,302 3,676 -2 0 -5 19
United States of
America 99,387 52,782 1,883 1 0 12 14
Germany 68,337 28,396 2,407 3 6 20 10
Netherlands 42,722 35,432 1,206 18 53 44 6
Canada 37,295 11,784 3,165 4 1 6 5
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 31,673 12,475 2,539 8 3 9 4
United Kingdom 29,862 13,964 2,138 -6 -2 9 4
France 29,001 13,025 2,227 1 6 6 4
Italy 16,920 10,259 1,649 8 18 27 2
Australia 10,757 5,019 2,143 -1 3 2 1
Spain 10,210 17,575 581 16 58 23 1
Belgium 10,182 5,014 2,031 7 20 42 1
Austria 7,398 2,973 2,488 -2 0 16 1
Switzerland 7,389 1,784 4,142 -2 2 3 1
Poland 7,281 3,957 1,840 -1 11 12 1
Hungary 7,022 1,783 3,938 12 8 9 1
Malaysia 6,546 6,866 953 -3 3 12 0
Denmark 6,375 1,762 3,618 6 7 20 0
Norway 5,920 1,638 3,614 -1 4 17 0
Brazil 5,897 4,365 1,351 -11 3 9 0
China 5,520 2,639 2,092 7 -24 74 0
Ireland 5,143 983 5,232 4 5 9 0
Sweden 4,999 1,454 3,438 -4 1 9 0
Mexico 4,997 46,805 107 22 84 62 0
Croatia 4,550 2,661 1,710 -13 -5 20 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 4,096 2,781 1,473 -7 -17 20 0
Czech Republic 3,572 1,438 2,484 -1 -4 14 0
Israel 3,546 0 -9 18 0
Greece 3,513 6,321 556 9 33 51 0
Russian
Federation 3,433 6,473 530 8 32 19 0
Singapore 3,099 3,740 829 -20 -30 -18 0
Philippines 3,082 3,050 1,010 -5 0
Hong Kong
(SARC) 2,930 2,015 1,454 -37 -39 -68 0
New Zealand 2,743 1,148 2,389 3 12 14 0
South Africa 2,572 2,034 1,265 0 0
Slovakia 2,113 746 2,832 14 18 29 0
Indonesia 2,096 3,322 631 1 6 -8 0
Romania 1,935 1,227 1,577 57 55 29 0
Netherland
Antilles 1,909 1,563 1,221 52 72 8 0

Fresh or dried walnuts (HS080232)
Ranked 17th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of fresh or dried walnuts reached 2,690 tons in
2002, worth US$ 2.5 million. World imports increased by 7% on average per year between 1998
and 2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported fresh or dried walnuts to Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Iran, Iraq,
Syrian Arab Republic, France, the Netherlands, Jordan, and Germany (see table 10).
Table 10. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of fresh or dried walnuts (HS080232) to the world in 2002
Kyrgyzstan ranks 2nd
in the Turkish market, accounting for 24% of the country’s total imports
after Uzbekistan. Turkey has had the fastest growing import market worldwide, at 70% per
annum, both in volume and value. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value in Turkey is US$ 1,547 per ton.
In the United Arab Emirates Kyrgyzstan ranks 4th
, accounting for 9% of the country’s total
imports after Iran, India and China. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for dried walnuts in the Arab
Emirates, of US$ 1,701 per ton, is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to the United Arab
Emirates.
According to mirror data, Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st
in the Iranian market, supplying 100% of the
country’s total imports.
In the Iraqi market Kyrgyzstan ranks also 1st
, accounting for 71% of the country’s total imports.
In Iran the unit value, of US$ 833 per ton, is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to the country.
in Syria, accounting for 2% of the country’s total
imports after Ukraine, Moldova and Romania. The unit value, of US$ 1,556 per ton, is the
lowest amongst all the suppliers to the Syrian Arab Republic.
In the French market Kyrgyzstan ranks 17th
, with a unit value of US$ 2,629 per ton. This
compares favourably with Poland (US$ 2,375) and is not much below Bulgaria’s unit value
(US$ 2,805).
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 2,597 100 2,690 965 7
Turkey 2,052 79 2,298 893 12 2 70
United
Arab
Emirates 114 4 67 1,701 35 0 0
Iran
(Islamic
Republic
of) 103 4 80 1,288
Iraq 90 3 108 833 69 0 -1
Syrian
Arab
Republic 84 3 54 1,556 26 0
France 81 3 34 2,382 3 6 7
Netherland
s 29 1 10 2,900 16 1 -13
Jordan 22 1 20 1,100 29 0 -1
Germany 14 1 17 824 2 10 3

In the Netherlands, Kyrgyzstan ranks 14th
, accounting for 1% of the country’s total imports, with
a unit value of US$ 5000 per ton, which is the highest in this export market.
in the Jordanian market, accounting for 1% of the
country’s total imports after Moldova, Romania and the Ukraine. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for
dried walnuts in Jordan of US$ 1,100 per ton is the lowest amongst all suppliers to Jordan.
This also applies for the German market, where Kyrgyzstan ranks 19th
, with a unit value of US$
824 per ton.
Turkey ranks 12th
, United Arab Emirates 35th
, Iraq 69th
, the Syrian Arab Republic 26th
, France
3rd
, the Netherlands 16th
, Jordan 29th
and Germany 2nd
as importers of dried walnuts. The world’s
largest importers, apart from Germany and France are Japan, Greece, Spain, Canada, the United
Kingdom and Belgium. All of these countries have growing import markets.
Table 11. The world’s main importers of fresh or dried walnuts (HS080232) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
W orld
estimation 282'642 81'200 3'481 7 9 7 100
Japan 45'815 9'935 4'611 3 3 6 16
Germany 29'476 7'197 4'096 3 7 11 10
France 19'166 6'434 2'979 7 7 6 6
Greece 16'732 5'522 3'030 31 29 51 5
Spain 15'560 3'867 4'024 19 17 -4 5
Canada 14'632 4'655 3'143 7 6 -17 5
United Kingdom 10'663 2'859 3'730 3 1 -8 3
Belgium 10'657 2'417 4'409 46 45 222 3
Israel 9'924 0 6 -24 3
Australia 8'895 2'435 3'653 9 6 3 3
Switzerland 8'386 1'474 5'689 2 4 12 2
Turkey 8'283 5'279 1'569 70 68 1078 2
Italy 7'434 1'745 4'260 12 13 -5 2
Austria 6'723 2'276 2'954 1 0 46 2
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 5'752 1'362 4'223 58 60 27 2
Netherlands 5'219 1'428 3'655 -13 -9 -5 1
Brazil 4'539 899 5'049 -9 -3 -28 1
Mexico 4'241 2'682 1'581 16 29 -6 1
Slovenia 3'236 1'064 3'041 -4 -5 23 1
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 3'024 808 3'743 9 1 19 1
Portugal 2'706 623 4'343 2 7 -13 0
Bosnia and
Herzegovina 2'501 1'355 1'846 11 14 111 0

Fresh or dried pistachios (HS080250)
Ranked 45th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried pistachios reached 17 tons in 2002,
worth US$ 28,000. World imports increased by 10% on average per year between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported dried pistachios to India (see table 12).
Table 12. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of fresh or dried pistachios (HS080250) to the world in 2002
in the Indian market, after Iran, Afghanistan, United Arab Emirates, the
United States and Turkey. The fastest growing markets are Slovakia, Viet Nam, the Czech
Republic, Belgium and Spain. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for dried pistachios in India is US$ 1,615
per ton, which is lower than Turkey’s (US$ 2,500) and lower than Iran’s (US$ 3,620) among the
suppliers to India.
India ranks 9th
in world imports of dried pistachios. The world’s largest importers are the United
Arab Emirates, Hong Kong, Germany, Spain, Italy, Luxembourg and France. With the exception
of Germany, where this market has been declining by 1% on average per year, these are large
and growing import markets. Average unit values are by far the highest in Switzerland.
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
Egypt 2'403 595 4'039 12 9 -6 0
Hungary 2'219 872 2'545 11 11 26 0
Croatia 2'128 1'105 1'926 10 0 91 0
Syrian Arab
Republic 2'032 1'500 1'355 0
Lebanon 1'960 598 3'278 -18 -23 21 0
Denmark 1'749 429 4'077 -5 -3 -11 0
Jordan 1'731 851 2'034 -1 2 16 0
Russian
Federation 1'723 1'030 1'673 96 84 -37 0
Hong Kong
(SARC) 1'715 470 3'649 -17 -18 7 0
Moldova,
Rep.of 1'615 647 2'496 55 0
Czech Republic 1'466 532 2'756 0 -1 73 0
Norway 1'334 205 6'507 3 0 6 0
United Arab
Emirates 1'249 379 3'296 0 -11 -5 0
New Zealand 1'223 342 3'576 6 3 37 0
Yugoslavia 1'119 490 2'284 256 0
Singapore 1'044 276 3'783 10 12 4 0
Sweden 1'023 289 3'540 -7 -5 5 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 28 100 17 1,647 10
India 21 75 13 1,615 9 2 8

Table 13. The world’s main importers of fresh or dried pistachios (HS080250) in 2002
Dried apricots (HS081310)
Ranked 43rd
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried apricots reached 96 tons in 2002, worth
US$ 35,000. World imports declined in value by 4% on average per year between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported dried apricots to the Ukraine (see table 14).
Table 14. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried apricots (HS081310) to the world in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
W orld
estimation 747,519 244,191 3,061 10 12 22 100
United Arab
Em irates 167,136 51,607 3,239 27 29 111 22
Hong Kong
(SARC) 88,351 34,142 2,588 18 17 78 11
G erm any 82,934 21,509 3,856 -1 2 -5 11
Spain 52,732 15,479 3,407 23 19 1 7
Italy 45,158 11,920 3,788 3 4 17 6
Luxem bourg 42,264 11,817 3,577 19 16 58 5
France 41,858 11,430 3,662 1 4 23 5
Belgium 18,790 4,927 3,814 41 39 24 2
India 17,949 4,854 3,698 8 9 -15 2
United Kingdom 16,544 4,811 3,439 2 3 -19 2
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 14,680 4,275 3,434 3 5 10 1
Canada 12,480 3,331 3,747 11 10 7 1
Japan 12,479 2,695 4,630 -10 -9 -15 1
Saudi Arabia 10,994 5,376 2,045 2 3 28 1
Pakistan 10,262 3,173 3,234 27 28 76 1
G reece 9,413 2,546 3,697 -2 -3 135 1
Netherlands 9,018 2,553 3,532 -12 -10 40 1
Israel 8,934 0 -8 -30 1
M exico 8,754 9,487 923 4 22 -62 1
Lebanon 8,106 3,940 2,057 -1 -2 -58 1
China 7,326 8,293 883 11 3 7 0
Hungary 5,192 1,568 3,311 11 12 68 0
Jordan 4,626 1,661 2,785 0 3 16 0
Czech Republic 3,530 1,089 3,242 33 41 5 0
Syrian Arab
Republic 3,453 1,725 2,002 0
Poland 3,235 1,025 3,156 28 31 1 0
Viet Nam 2,985 1,792 1,666 54 87 -83 0
Slovakia 2,524 1,727 1,461 75 107 143 0
Australia 2,389 619 3,859 -3 -3 -9 0
Russian
Federation 2,301 5,166 445 -3 9 23 0
Singapore 2,221 592 3,752 22 27 23 0
Kuwait 2,173 634 3,427 -10 -10 56 0
Lithuania 2,010 606 3,317 35 41 37 0
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 1,623 445 3,647 16 18 5 0
M alaysia 1,453 531 2,736 26 8 113 0
Portugal 1,410 356 3,961 -2 0 -3 0
Switzerland 1,333 122 10,926 -8 -11 -16 0
Cyprus 1,282 316 4,057 2 5 -20 0
United States of
Am erica 1,131 252 4,488 10 13 -46 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 35 100 96 365 -4
Ukraine 21 60 68 309 26 0

Kyrgyzstan ranks 3rd
in the Ukrainian market after Turkey and Uzbekistan. Kyrgyzstan’s unit
value for dried apricots in the Ukraine, of US$ 2,923, is the lowest amongst all its suppliers.
The Ukraine ranks 26th
in world imports of dried apricots. The world’s largest importers are the
United States, the United Kingdom, France and Germany. The markets have been fluctuating in
terms of import values, but in terms of quantity imports have increased. Strong growth, both in
quality and quantity was shown in Slovakia, Finland, Greece and Mexico. After the Ukraine,
average unit values are the highest in Switzerland.
Table 15. The world’s main importers of dried apricots (HS081310) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 163'152 107'061 1'524 -4 14 21 100
United States of
America 31'414 16'951 1'853 -6 5 45 19
United Kingdom 18'122 9'153 1'980 -8 4 18 11
France 15'870 7'134 2'225 -4 7 66 9
Germany 15'397 8'160 1'887 -5 6 44 9
Russian
Federation 9'371 26'937 348 13 50 -41 5
Australia 8'818 5'677 1'553 -3 10 15 5
Netherlands 4'994 2'512 1'988 -13 -4 29 3
Switzerland 4'617 1'251 3'691 -6 -1 18 2
Canada 4'138 2'287 1'809 -6 4 6 2
Japan 3'759 1'037 3'625 -6 -1 -20 2
Spain 3'180 1'424 2'233 -6 5 52 1
New Zealand 3'101 1'546 2'006 -6 4 6 1
Poland 2'833 1'474 1'922 11 14 99 1
Italy 2'665 1'081 2'465 -11 -3 58 1
India 2'559 1'951 1'312 3 10 20 1
Belgium 2'327 1'163 2'001 -2 12 67 1
Denmark 2'105 932 2'259 -3 5 39 1
Greece 2'045 690 2'964 17 25 156 1
Brazil 1'813 761 2'382 -11 -1 37 1
Mexico 1'802 2'080 866 16 49 27 1
Egypt 1'712 917 1'867 -9 4 47 1
Czech Republic 1'643 1'079 1'523 5 26 70 1
Sweden 1'546 755 2'048 -9 2 18 0
Israel 1'404 0 -17 -44 0
Slovakia 1'068 414 2'580 34 38 154 0
Ukraine 1'065 249 4'277 -21 0
Turkey 1'051 808 1'301 -9 4 -6 0
Austria 1'049 364 2'882 -1 5 6 0
Norway 983 419 2'346 -5 4 18 0
Free Zones 905 395 2'291 20 27 -14 0
Finland 827 303 2'729 -11 -3 42 0
Iraq 744 952 782 29 29 -41 0
Lithuania 728 829 878 11 53 18 0
Latvia 595 588 1'012 -1 21 1 0
Portugal 512 201 2'547 -6 0 85 0
Slovenia 464 191 2'429 1 16 30 0
United Arab
Emirates 446 234 1'906 10 17 51 0
Singapore 419 229 1'830 -10 0 -49 0
Saudi Arabia 411 539 763 -9 5 49 0

Im porters
Value im ported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
im ported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
im ports%
W orld
estim ation 260'733 0 3 6 2 100
Japan 35'627 16'244 2'193 -6 -7 1 13
Germ any 33'027 14'955 2'208 1 0 3 12
United Kingdom 20'456 10'910 1'875 14 11 18 7
Italy 19'373 9'143 2'119 -4 -1 -4 7
Mexico 12'051 20'662 583 7 27 -27 4
Belgium 10'266 4'587 2'238 37 29 9 3
Canada 9'859 5'065 1'946 2 3 4 3
Brazil 9'801 10'538 930 -11 -5 -22 3
Spain 9'595 7'899 1'215 4 3 -24 3
Algeria 7'423 3'979 1'866 94 81 110 2
Hong Kong
(SARC) 7'019 5'552 1'264 30 44 55 2
Poland 4'253 2'881 1'476 9 9 -1 1
Sweden 4'240 1'771 2'394 5 1 -5 1
Netherlands 4'174 2'431 1'717 -20 -17 48 1
France 4'140 3'038 1'363 74 83 9 1
Israel 3'963 0 4 5 1
Australia 3'751 2'234 1'679 15 22 52 1
Denm ark 3'724 1'765 2'110 5 0 -4 1
Finland 3'699 1'927 1'920 -1 -4 7 1
Pakistan 3'478 1'806 1'926 21 26 36 1
Greece 3'450 1'491 2'314 14 7 45 1
Norway 2'999 1'185 2'531 -1 -2 -9 1
Dried prunes (HS081320)
Ranked 54th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried prunes reached 32 tons in 2002, worth
US$ 24,000. World imports of this product increased by 3% on average between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported dried prunes only to Turkey (see table 16).
Table 16. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried prunes (HS081320) to the world in 2002
in the Turkish market, accounting for 7% of the
country’s total imports after Iran, Argentina, the United States and Germany. The unit value for
dried prunes in Turkey is US$ 1000 per ton, which is higher than Iran’s (US$ 798) and lower
than Germany’s (US$ 1,040).
Turkey ranks 68th
in world imports of dried prunes. The world’s largest importers are Japan,
Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Mexico. The fastest growing importers are China,
Algeria, Thailand and France. The best prices per average unit in 2002 were paid by Egypt and
Thailand.
Table 17. The world’s main importers of dried prunes (HS081320) in 2002
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 24 100 32 750 3
Turkey 22 92 22 1,000 68 0 19

Dried apples (HS081330)
Ranked 33rd
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried apples reached 132 tons in 2002, worth
US$ 24,000. World imports increased by 1% on average per year, 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported dried apples only to Turkey (see table 18).
Table 18. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of dried apples (HS081330) to the world in 2002
According to mirror data, Kyrgyzstan ranks 2nd
country’s total imports after Iran. The unit value for dried apples in Turkey, of US$ 175 per ton,
is the lowest amongst all its suppliers.
Turkey ranks 37th
in world imports of dried apples. The world’s largest importers are Germany
and the United States. The fastest growing importers are Malta, Latvia and Poland, while the
average unit value of imported dried apples is highest in Japan.
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
Russian
Federation 2'794 5'861 477 2 14 -25 1
Austria 2'776 1'284 2'162 1 -8 6 1
China 2'573 3'834 671 161 149 47 0
Switzerland 2'485 901 2'758 4 3 -16 0
New Zealand 2'275 797 2'854 3 2 -4 0
Tunisia 1'824 1'301 1'402 106 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 1'715 1'085 1'581 -9 -11 -36 0
United States of
America 1'670 1'001 1'668 16 27 127 0
Czech Republic 1'648 1'250 1'318 18 16 35 0
Thailand 1'514 498 3'040 78 67 56 0
Egypt 1'341 412 3'255 -3 -14 88 0
Colombia 1'265 911 1'389 -1 0 -3 0
Venezuela 1'163 950 1'224 5 3 -54 0
Morocco 1'105 1'927 573 0
Singapore 1'095 445 2'461 -19 -18 -1 0
Lithuania 1'091 732 1'490 15 13 23 0
Peru 968 1'109 873 1 2 -29 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 24 100 132 182 1
Turkey 22 92 126 175 37 0

Table 19. The world’s main importers of dried apples (HS081330) in 2002
Mixtures of dried fruits and edible nuts (HS081350)
Ranked 40th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixtures of edible nuts reached 63 tons in
2002, worth US$ 35,000. World imports of this product increased, by 6% on average per year
between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported mixed dried fruits and edible nuts only to the Russian Federation
(see table 20).
Table 20. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixtures of dried fruits and edible nuts (HS081350) to
the world in 2002
Note: Some quantities, and thus unit values, reported by Kyrgyzstan differ from those reported by partner countries
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 55,517 22,966 2,417 1 5 11 100
Germany 12,850 6,408 2,005 -6 1 15 23
United States of
America 10,260 3,652 2,809 12 18 6 18
United Kingdom 6,893 2,131 3,235 -4 8 6 12
Canada 6,755 1,895 3,565 33 28 17 12
Netherlands 2,353 1,087 2,165 -8 0 -15 4
France 2,225 626 3,554 -3 -1 44 4
Switzerland 1,842 433 4,254 -3 1 -7 3
Austria 1,666 360 4,628 -3 -13 2 3
Mexico 1,012 953 1,062 22 19 33 1
Australia 978 475 2,059 5 21 80 1
Sweden 898 212 4,236 3 12 64 1
Belgium 875 262 3,340 -8 -8 28 1
Poland 530 369 1,436 40 68 27 0
Spain 525 326 1,610 -16 -20 51 0
Italy 496 132 3,758 12 19 98 0
Ireland 479 457 1,048 -9 0 -14 0
Finland 434 91 4,769 5 9 25 0
Norway 378 108 3,500 2 9 5 0
New Zealand 367 202 1,817 1 8 -33 0
Denmark 358 149 2,403 -17 -6 -30 0
Israel 327 0 4 -21 0
Japan 295 46 6,413 -12 -17 1035 0
Saudi Arabia 216 333 649 -6 -16 248 0
Greece 202 121 1,669 7 16 51 0
Malta 198 397 499 117 164 288 0
Russian
Federation 188 514 366 -11 20 -42 0
Czech Republic 164 101 1,624 13 34 1 0
Slovakia 161 100 1,610 46 50 73 0
Colombia 155 37 4,189 22 75 216 0
Venezuela 134 89 1,506 -14 -2 -64 0
Guatemala 119 42 2,833 37 69 441 0
Slovenia 91 24 3,792 13 21 -7 0
Brazil 85 22 3,864 -33 -28 -27 0
Latvia 79 20 3,950 105 90 -67 0
Philippines 72 19 3,789 -61 0
Chile 70 0 63 17 0
Turkey 69 105 657 263 0
El Salvador 68 22 3,091 53 1 3300 0
Singapore 57 12 4,750 -9 -17 -16 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 35 100 63 556 6
Russian
Federation 35 100 63 556 2 12 -11

as a supplier to the Russian market after Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Germany,
Ukraine and Sweden, but its exports have been declining significantly. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value
for mixtures of edible nuts in Russia is at US$ 556 higher than Ukraine’s (US$ 388) and lower
than Sweden’s (US$ 938).
The Russian Federation ranks 2nd
in world imports of mixtures of edible nuts. The other world’s
largest importers are the United Kingdom, France, Canada and Germany. The UK, together with
the Dominican Republic and Romania, also belongs to the fastest growing markets and has one
of the highest unit values, together with Brazil and the United Arab Emirates.
Table 21. The world’s main importers of mixtures of edible nuts (HS081350) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
W orld
estimation 72'003 0 6 30 17 100
United Kingdom 25'195 2'950 8'541 49 29 21 34
Russian
Federation 9'066 41'321 219 -11 29 -12 12
France 5'084 4'206 1'209 28 53 57 7
Canada 4'192 1'112 3'770 10 8 70 5
Germany 3'611 1'272 2'839 6 11 44 5
Belgium 2'285 503 4'543 27 25 25 3
Finland 2'071 682 3'037 -1 3 13 2
Netherlands 1'541 756 2'038 -14 -2 19 2
Austria 1'494 432 3'458 -17 -19 29 2
Mexico 1'481 2'041 726 30 69 11 2
Spain 1'262 578 2'183 2 12 8 1
Sweden 1'196 460 2'600 -12 -6 0 1
Italy 1'113 276 4'033 13 5 21 1
Dominican
Republic 753 235 3'204 96 89 23 1
Romania 736 164 4'488 41 38 58 1
United States of
America 734 210 3'495 15 8 27 1
Switzerland 711 120 5'925 2 6 -12 0
Singapore 570 131 4'351 15 7 -1 0
Panama 510 247 2'065 -4 0 37 0
Norway 495 191 2'592 9 20 -27 0
Ireland 492 239 2'059 12 13 3 0
Tunisia 418 108 3'870 0
Hungary 417 85 4'906 14 13 53 0
Australia 413 173 2'387 23 20 34 0
Brazil 395 29 13'621 11 -20 30 0
Slovakia 388 126 3'079 -30 -24 4 0
Denmark 386 149 2'591 -19 -25 33 0
Luxembourg 319 70 4'557 39 44 18 0
Japan 285 57 5'000 -15 -21 -60 0
Belarus 233 750 311 23 51 83 0
Slovenia 233 57 4'088 10 8 28 0
Czech Republic 230 52 4'423 -54 -52 10 0
Netherland
Antilles 226 104 2'173 -3 -6 48 0
Latvia 219 94 2'330 16 35 34 0
Portugal 204 178 1'146 -2 36 106 0
United Arab
Emirates 177 29 6'103 19 44 103 0
Zimbabwe 143 0 1 0
Croatia 136 28 4'857 8 5 86 0
Greece 131 32 4'094 -20 -12 4267 0

Tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar (HS200290)
Ranked 79th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar
reached 338 tons in 2002, worth US$ 83,000. World imports of this product decreased by, 2% on
average per year between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar to Kazakhstan and
the Russian Federation (see table 22).
Table 22. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar
(HS200290) to the world in 2002
Note: Some quantities, and thus unit values, reported by Kyrgyzstan differ from those reported by partner countries
in Kazakhstan’s market, accounting for 1% of the country’s total imports
after China, Iran, Israel and Russia. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for tomatoes prepared otherwise
than by vinegar in Kazakhstan of US$ 219 is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to Kazakhstan.
Kyrgyzstan’s unit value for tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar of US$ 375 per ton is
in line with that of other suppliers.
Kazakhstan and the Russian Federation rank 43rd
and 8th
respectively in world imports of
tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar. The world’s largest importers are Germany,
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Italy, the United Kingdom, Japan, France and Canada. These are large
but declining import markets except Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, which has been growing by 10%
on average per year between 1998-2002. Other growing import markets are Nigeria, Spain and
Mexico.
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 83 100 338 246 -2
Kazakhstan 59 71 270 219 43 0 28
Russian
Federation 24 29 68 353 8 2 3

Table 23. The world’s main importers of tomatoes prepared otherwise than by vinegar
(HS200290) in 2002
Frozen mixed vegetables (HS200490)
Ranked 78th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of frozen mixed vegetables reached 15 tons in
2002, worth US$ 15,000. World imports of this product increased by 11% on average per year
between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported frozen mixed vegetables only to the Russian Federation (see table
24).
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 1,148,081 0 -2 7 15 100
Germany 126,041 201,994 624 -1 8 12 10
Libyan Arab
Jamahiriya 93,596 94,046 995 10 12 102 8
Italy 83,216 159,253 523 0 12 87 7
United Kingdom 75,564 101,114 747 -11 -5 -4 6
Japan 74,943 92,720 808 -2 2 -13 6
France 47,484 77,612 612 -6 3 11 4
Canada 35,118 50,660 693 -2 0 -2 3
Russian
Federation 32,850 100,625 326 3 17 -1 2
Nigeria 25,806 27,541 937 43 59 21 2
Netherlands 25,792 41,000 629 -9 4 18 2
Switzerland 22,306 29,811 748 -3 5 18 1
Benin 21,717 24,933 871 2 10 18 1
Belgium 21,634 34,367 629 -5 4 4 1
Ghana 19,450 22,088 881 0 8 69 1
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 16,730 25,690 651 1 8 0 1
Poland 16,636 21,530 773 2 11 5 1
Mexico 15,724 53,893 292 30 66 15 1
United States of
America 15,379 21,937 701 -29 -21 10 1
Sweden 15,102 24,027 629 -4 4 23 1
Argentina 13,907 26,935 516 -4 7 -36 1
Yemen 12,287 19,157 641 1 11 44 1
United Arab
Emirates 11,648 20,128 579 0 12 4 1
Spain 11,395 17,717 643 -1 6 24 0
Angola 10,828 11,893 910 21 31 16 0
Philippines 10,045 20,194 497 7 0
Venezuela 9,135 15,181 602 2 16 -15 0
Hungary 9,000 14,345 627 5 16 48 0
Austria 8,722 13,323 655 -4 3 25 0
Brazil 8,408 15,124 556 -27 -16 -2 0
Saudi Arabia 7,370 11,891 620 7 27 16 0
Norway 7,170 10,236 700 -2 3 15 0
Côte d'Ivoire 6,696 8,814 760 -16 -6 -18 0
Congo 6,619 6,343 1,044 5 13 -6 0
Ukraine 6,603 1,262 5,232 12 0
Czech Republic 6,548 10,076 650 9 20 24 0
Denmark 6,343 9,398 675 -1 6 11 0
Finland 6,264 10,444 600 -9 -1 11 0
Kuwait 6,092 7,974 764 -5 -1 54 0
Australia 5,949 10,315 577 10 24 -16 0

Table 24. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of frozen mixed vegetables (HS200490) to the world in 2002
in the Russian market, accounting for 3% of the
country’s total imports after Germany, Poland, Belarus, Denmark, Ukraine, Turkey, Spain and
France. Kyrgyzstan’s unit value of US$ 1000 per ton for frozen mixed vegetables is higher than
that of France (US$ 605) and lower than that of Poland (US$ 1,758).
The Russian Federation ranks 52nd
in world imports of frozen mixed vegetables. The world’s
largest importers are Japan, Germany, Canada, France, the United States and the United
Kingdom. These are large and growing import markets towards which Kyrgyzstan has no export
flows. The highest market growth is shown in Azerbaijan and Indonesia, while the highest unit
value is recorded for Kuwait.
Table 25. The world’s main importers of frozen mixed vegetables (HS200490) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
World
estimation 314'920 0 11 17 4 100
Japan 96'081 56'798 1'692 16 18 -7 30
Germany 37'616 35'606 1'056 26 40 -22 11
Canada 22'194 25'468 871 19 19 12 7
France 21'984 15'186 1'448 3 8 11 6
United States of
America 21'900 17'313 1'265 14 14 28 6
United Kingdom 18'612 12'906 1'442 24 18 56 5
Netherlands 14'805 8'416 1'759 6 6 224 4
Belgium 10'777 8'150 1'322 -4 -8 14 3
Sweden 5'753 4'098 1'404 -3 -1 14 1
Spain 5'174 6'647 778 5 17 54 1
West Asia not
elsewhere
specified 4'548 3'558 1'278 1
Italy 4'008 3'274 1'224 5 14 8 1
Finland 3'358 1'696 1'980 43 44 152 1
Denmark 3'333 3'014 1'106 8 8 86 1
Austria 2'928 1'985 1'475 -22 -16 -41 0
Switzerland 2'683 1'303 2'059 -2 4 21 0
Ireland 2'679 1'733 1'546 13 22 -18 0
Saudi Arabia 2'450 3'875 632 -23 -18 -46 0
Australia 2'182 1'387 1'573 9 8 46 0
Mexico 1'811 19'480 93 8 103 7 0
Kuwait 1'658 584 2'839 50 25 1 0
New Zealand 1'433 928 1'544 19 22 19 0
Singapore 1'355 753 1'799 11 15 36 0
Jamaica 1'328 1'176 1'129 0
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 1'305 1'435 909 31 42 -5 0
Azerbaijan 1'295 4'324 299 182 206 36 0
Oman 1'095 1'244 880 43 0
Indonesia 1'089 661 1'648 137 76 104 0
Greece 1'068 1'441 741 8 21 -27 0
United Arab
Emirates 1'038 572 1'815 0 -9 -5 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 15 100 15 1,000 11
Russian
Federation 15 100 15 1,000 52 0 -33

Mixed vegetables not frozen (HS200590)
Ranked 97th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of ‘mixed vegetables not frozen’ reached 110
tons in 2002, worth US$ 31,000. World imports of this product increased, by 3% on average per
year in the period of 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported ‘mixed vegetables not frozen’ to Turkey (see table 26).
Table 26. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixed vegetables not frozen (HS200590) to the world in 2002
According to mirror data, Kyrgyzstan ranks 3rd
country’s total imports after Greece and Spain. The unit value for ‘mixed vegetables not frozen’
in Turkey, US$ 282 per ton, is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to Turkey.
Turkey ranks 126th
in world imports of mixed vegetable not frozen. The world’s largest
importers are Japan, The United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Canada,
Belgium and the Netherlands. With the exception of Germany, these are all large and growing
import markets. The Bahamas, Spain, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates have shown the
strongest growth in imports. The highest average value per unit was paid by Switzerland.
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
Norway 861 503 1'712 33 37 26 0
Viet Nam 747 697 1'072 -35 0
Gabon 681 857 795 11 9 96 0
Czech Republic 670 616 1'088 78 67 111 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 557 729 764 -14 -16 -38 0
Qatar 551 575 958 25 0
Portugal 550 476 1'155 -7 -15 45 0
Dominican
Republic 550 552 996 14 8 193 0
Luxembourg 540 227 2'379 -6 1 6 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 31 100 110 282 3
Turkey 31 100 110 282 126 0 -3

Table 27. The world’s main importers of mixed vegetables not frozen (HS200590) in 2002
Apple juice (HS200970)
Ranked 77th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of apple juice reached 81 tons in 2002, worth
US$ 41,000. World imports increased by 1% on average per year between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported apple juice only to Uzbekistan (see table 28).
Table 28. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of apple juice (HS200970) to the world in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Unit value
(US$ per unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in world
imports%
W orld
estimation 1,263,476 0 3 8 8 100
Japan 287,308 230,651 1,246 7 8 3 22
United States of
Am erica 204,074 188,383 1,083 1 6 7 16
Germ any 144,191 185,156 779 -2 0 8 11
United Kingdom 83,497 68,608 1,217 5 24 24 6
France 72,008 65,600 1,098 6 4 27 5
Canada 62,705 70,499 889 5 6 -7 4
Belgium 55,626 48,583 1,145 4 -3 17 4
Netherlands 35,287 29,263 1,206 11 10 37 2
Spain 27,343 22,309 1,226 17 17 28 2
Italy 22,317 22,245 1,003 8 13 -2 1
Om an 18,223 30,283 602 62 1
Sweden 16,919 13,097 1,292 6 11 36 1
Hong Kong
(SARC) 13,975 21,670 645 0 2 -9 1
Saudi Arabia 13,441 32,200 417 2 12 7 1
Australia 12,423 10,915 1,138 -3 3 9 0
Special
categories 12,241 13,694 894 -26 -16 -16 0
Switzerland 11,142 4,775 2,333 4 6 25 0
M exico 10,765 91,125 118 4 83 -7 0
Austria 10,042 8,969 1,120 12 16 5 0
Baham as 9,728 7,955 1,223 60 53 71 0
Denmark 8,816 5,350 1,648 -2 1 0 0
Russian
Federation 8,530 28,653 298 -15 -3 -4 0
Greece 5,847 5,855 999 13 20 20 0
Ireland 5,373 4,323 1,243 14 18 28 0
Portugal 4,636 4,794 967 12 0 11 0
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 4,379 5,858 748 20 36 29 0
Luxembourg 4,360 2,544 1,714 2 0 13 0
Israel 3,813 0 2 0 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 3,666 4,062 903 17 19 3 0
United Arab
Em irates 3,657 6,787 539 16 21 19 0
Singapore 3,382 3,525 959 -5 -6 -12 0
New Zealand 3,193 2,348 1,360 2 -6 3 0
Czech Republic 3,184 5,884 541 6 2 58 0
M alaysia 2,665 7,165 372 0 3 2 0
Norway 2,507 1,943 1,290 1 3 -6 0
Qatar 2,436 2,837 859 13 0
Croatia 2,410 2,159 1,116 9 12 26 0
Area Nes 2,346 1,411 1,663 9 -1 -48 0
Finland 2,300 1,334 1,724 -11 -7 -7 0
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 41 100 81 506 1
Uzbekistan 38 93 68 559 117 0

Kyrgyzstan ranks 1st
in Uzbekistan’s market, accounting for 58% of the country’s total imports.
Its unit value for apple juice in Uzbekistan of US$559 is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to
Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan ranks 117th
in world imports of apple juice. The world’s largest importers are
Germany, the United States, Japan, Austria, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom.
Table 29. The world’s main importers of apple juice (HS200970) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Quantity
unit
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth
in value
between 01-
02,%
Share in
world
imports%
World
estimation 999,045 0
No
quantity 1 11 -4 100
Germany 256,475 449,415 Tons 571 1 11 7 25
United States of
America 244,602 1,356,149
Cubic
meters 180 3 -5 24
Japan 75,888 77,584 Tons 978 -1 6 -28 7
Austria 47,705 109,495 Tons 436 1 16 -21 4
Netherlands 44,105 80,551 Tons 548 0 9 2 4
United Kingdom 44,070 65,857 Tons 669 -7 6 -21 4
Canada 26,469 31,459 Tons 841 4 8 10 2
Denmark 22,389 39,278 Tons 570 10 16 55 2
Belgium 20,554 37,471 Tons 549 -5 1 0 2
France 20,519 43,018 Tons 477 -6 1 -13 2
Italy 19,913 35,901 Tons 555 -6 0 -29 1
Russian
Federation 17,398 34,834 Tons 499 -1 4 7 1
Australia 13,949 19,424
Cubic
meters 718 3 -5 1
Sweden 12,905 16,148 Tons 799 -2 9 12 1
Belarus 11,558 14,515 Tons 796 43 46 98 1
Greece 8,767 10,606 Tons 827 5 19 15 0
Finland 8,710 9,429 Tons 924 5 11 -8 0
Spain 6,817 12,141 Tons 561 -3 5 3 0
Ireland 5,718 7,265 Tons 787 10 30 -4 0
Norway 5,412 6,243 Tons 867 13 19 24 0
Mexico 5,263 71,120 Tons 74 35 148 -29 0
El Salvador 3,987 6,979 Tons 571 16 29 12 0
Czech Republic 3,858 6,455 Tons 598 18 12 32 0
Saudi Arabia 3,496 3,746 Tons 933 2 8 -5 0
Hong Kong
(SARC) 2,920 3,432 Tons 851 -1 6 -35 0
Israel 2,673 0 No quantity 32 3 0
Guatemala 2,643 4,756 Tons 556 2 7 -32 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 2,468 0 No quantity -1 19 -12 0
Honduras 2,384 4,410 Tons 541 17 32 -7 0
Panama 2,373 3,265 Tons 727 17 19 102 0
New Zealand 2,283 2,845
Cubic
meters 802 30 66 0
Singapore 2,167 3,071 Tons 706 2 7 -12 0
Portugal 2,090 4,840 Tons 432 7 29 3 0
Croatia 1,969 2,612 Tons 754 4 12 1 0
Malaysia 1,887 2,429 Tons 777 25 31 18 0
South Africa 1,868 3,190 Tons 586 68 0
Nicaragua 1,852 3,546 Tons 522 7 6 -13 0
United Arab
Emirates 1,802 0 No quantity 19 23 41 0
Luxembourg 1,794 2,139 Tons 839 3 0 21 0

Fruit and vegetable juice (HS200980)
Ranked 110th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of fruit and vegetable juice reached 120 tons in
2002, worth US$ 43,000. World imports of this product increased, by 4% on average per year
between 1998-2002.
In 2002, Kyrgyzstan exported fruit and vegetable juice to the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan
(see table 30).
Table 30. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of fruit and vegetable juice (HS200980) to the world in 2002
in the Russian market. Its unit value for fruit
and vegetable juice in Russia, of US$ 426 per ton, is higher than Azerbaijan’s (US$ 421) and
lower than Argentina’s (US$ 490).
after Moldova, the Russian Federation, Germany, Israel, Switzerland, Turkey and Iran.
Furthermore, Kyrgyzstan’s unit value of US$ 281 per ton for fruit and vegetable juice in
Kazakhstan is the lowest amongst all its suppliers.
The Russian Federation and Kazakhstan rank 13th
and 76th
respectively in world imports of fruit
and vegetable juice. The world’s largest importers are the United States, Germany, Japan, the
Netherlands and the United Kingdom. These are large and growing import markets towards
which Kyrgyzstan has no export flows.
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 43 100 120 358 4
Russian
Federation 23 53 54 426 13 1 1
Kazakhstan 18 42 64 281 76 0 -3

Table 31. The world’s main importers of fruit and vegetable juice (HS200980) in 2002
Mixed juice (HS200990)
Ranked 85th
in the world, Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixed juices reached 245 tons in 2002, worth
US$ 66,000. World imports increased by 7% on average per year in the period of 1998-2002.
In 2002 Kyrgyzstan exported mixed juices only to Kazakhstan (see table 32).
Table 32. Kyrgyzstan’s exports of mixed juices (HS200990) to the world in 2002
Importers
Exported
value 02 in
US$
thousand
Share in
Kyrgyzstan'
s exports, %
Exported
quantity
2002
(tons)
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Export trend
in value
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export trend
in quantity
between 98-
02, %, p.a.
Export growth in
value between
01-02, %, p.a.
Ranking of
partner
countries in
world imports
Share of partner
countries in world
imports, %
Total import growth
in value of partner
02, %, p.a.
World 66 100 245 269 7
Kazakhstan 62 94 237 262 72 0 18
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Quantity
unit
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in
world
imports%
World
No
quantity 4 14 4 100
United States of
America 107,677 228,957
Cubic
meters 470 4 12 12
Germany 107,111 71,855 Tons 1,491 2 13 10 12
Japan 67,044 29,060 Tons 2,307 5 14 -19 7
Netherlands 52,033 26,305 Tons 1,978 1 9 1 5
United Kingdom 41,396 32,330 Tons 1,280 -2 24 17 4
France 38,765 31,408 Tons 1,234 3 18 19 4
Canada 34,516 28,435 Tons 1,214 4 8 1 3
Italy 23,620 15,334 Tons 1,540 7 10 26 2
Austria 22,911 14,552 Tons 1,574 4 14 -14 2
West Asia not
elsewhere
specified 21,375 34,615 Tons 618 2
Belgium 17,079 14,047 Tons 1,216 3 22 1 1
Russian
Federation 16,160 36,605 Tons 441 1 19 -13 1
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 15,830 4,719 Tons 3,355 50 41 -27 1
Denmark 15,495 10,699 Tons 1,448 18 38 8 1
Singapore 14,302 15,938 Tons 897 12 4 -2 1
Portugal 11,981 12,455 Tons 962 10 9 26 1
Qatar 11,594 11,755 Tons 986 21 1
Switzerland 11,462 4,256 Tons 2,693 0 3 17 1
Spain 10,426 13,878 Tons 751 -6 -7 64 1
( -
Sweden 10,418 7,508 Tons 1,388 2 20 3 1
Australia 9,819 4,840
Cubic
meters 2,029 13 16 1
Guatemala 7,732 12,853 Tons 602 1 6 8 0
Ireland 7,622 5,130 Tons 1,486 20 29 104 0
Hong Kong
(SARC) 7,402 5,621 Tons 1,317 15 15 -9 0
Israel 6,660 0 No quantity 19 34 0
Albania 6,360 22,440 Tons 283 20 37 48 0
Bahamas 6,135 0 No quantity -6 24 0
Honduras 5,939 8,206 Tons 724 12 21 -11 0
Greece 5,752 3,855 Tons 1,492 -8 5 9 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 4,982 0 No quantity 11 4 5 0
Dominican
Republic 4,743 0 No quantity 69 0 131 0
Finland 4,217 2,599 Tons 1,623 5 12 4 0
El Salvador 4,166 5,994 Tons 695 11 18 -3 0
Venezuela 4,089 5,136 Tons 796 49 79 -35 0
Costa Rica 4,083 4,279 Tons 954 12 4 37 0
Mexico 4,061 30,222 Tons 134 11 95 -25 0
Oman 4,037 4,568 Tons 884 734 0
Norway 3,903 996 Tons 3,919 1 6 30 0

after the Russian Federation, Moldova and Lithuania. Its unit value for mixed juices of US$ 262
per ton is the lowest amongst all the suppliers to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan ranks 72nd
in world imports of mixed juices. The world’s largest importers are
France, Canada, West Asian countries, Italy and the Netherlands. These are large and growing
import markets.
Table 33. The world’s main importers of mixed juice (HS200990) in 2002
Importers
Value imported in
2002 in US$
thousand
Quantity
imported in
2002 (tons)
Quantity
unit
Unit value
(US$ per
unit)
Annual growth in
value between 98-
02,%
Annual growth in
quantity between
98-02,%
Annual growth in
value between 01-
02,%
Share in
world
imports%
World
No
quantity 7 17 20 100
France 61,048 85,231 Tons 716 5 8 23 9
Canada 55,673 80,274 Tons 694 4 5 8
West Asia not
elsewhere
specified 38,746 41,481 Tons 934 6
Italy 28,857 27,849 Tons 1,036 11 20 5 4
Netherlands 28,452 31,145 Tons 914 37 28 85 4
Belgium 27,515 56,517 Tons 487 17 38 13 4
Germany 26,361 30,120 Tons 875 5 19 17 4
United States of
America 26,299 35,814
Cubic
meters 734 37 63 4
United Kingdom 25,427 23,821 Tons 1,067 4 10 4 4
Russian
Federation 18,666 24,804 Tons 753 21 20 39 2
Sweden 15,684 20,635 Tons 760 -8 10 36 2
Spain 14,727 11,176 Tons 1,318 22 12 76 2
Nigeria 14,530 26,425 Tons 550 46 59 119 2
Mexico 13,093 30,069 Tons 435 92 158 9 2
Oman 12,207 15,746 Tons 775 -19 1
Switzerland 10,723 6,580 Tons 1,630 17 18 -14 1
Portugal 10,610 15,693 Tons 676 -32 6 11 1
Japan 9,141 5,526 Tons 1,654 -7 -9 -21 1
Brunei
Darussalam 9,129 9,022 Tons 1,012 1
Denmark 9,111 10,166 Tons 896 10 5 78 1
Ukraine 7,558 720 Tons 10,497 37 1
Jamaica 6,274 5,691 Tons 1,102 0
Ireland 6,176 5,321 Tons 1,161 19 29 3 0
Singapore 5,716 5,398 Tons 1,059 23 21 2 0
Czech Republic 5,155 6,358 Tons 811 14 15 128 0
Poland 5,151 5,670 Tons 908 -9 4 11 0
Austria 5,040 4,918 Tons 1,025 -4 10 2 0
Thailand 4,448 0 No quantity 106 45 118 0
Swaziland 4,293 3,099 Tons 1,385 23 0
Norway 4,260 1,564 Tons 2,724 11 12 9 0
Colombia 4,245 1,036 Tons 4,097 6 33 26 0
Taiwan,
Province of
(China) 4,100 0 No quantity 2 102 2 0
Belarus 4,012 6,775 Tons 592 16 36 44 0
Korea, Rep. of
Korea 3,794 1,706 Tons 2,224 12 14 37 0
Finland 2,964 3,472 Tons 854 14 33 67 0
Australia 2,909 3,871
Cubic
meters 751 19 357 0
Greece 2,716 2,619 Tons 1,037 -4 5 13 0
United Arab
Emirates 2,581 0 No quantity 7 13 29 0

C. Further market opportunities for fruits and vegetables
While this report focused mainly on processed fruit and vegetables as food products, there are
additional market opportunities for fruit and vegetable products. Increased demand for food
ingredients in cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, as well as natural food additives, provides for
growing niche markets, in which Kyrgyz products seem to participate. Below are brief
descriptions of export opportunities in these markets, given the range of fruit and vegetable
products grown in Kyrgyzstan.
Cosmetics
There are no exact figures about the volume of fruit and vegetable products used by the cosmetic
industry. But demand for natural ingredients is growing, as consumers have become more
sophisticated and interested in natural products. Mass producers as well as up-market brands shift
their production increasingly to the use of natural ingredients. The EU is the world’s largest
producer of cosmetic products, followed by the United States and Japan. Products included in
that category are raw plant material (HS 12), vegetable saps and extracts (HS 13), vegetable
(and animal) derived oils, fats and waxes (HS 15), essential oil and oleoresins (HS 3301),
colouring matter of vegetable or animal origin (HS 3203).
Some examples of ingredients based on fruit and vegetables grown in Kyrgyzstan are:
• Almond oil/ almond butter are products widely used in natural cosmetics, soap- making
and perfumes. They are derived from almond kernels and serve as an odourless base.
• Apricot Kernel Oil can be used on its own or in massage products as well as for lip balms
and cream.
• Oil derived from carrots or carrot seeds both serve for regeneration and nutrition of the
skin.
• Grape seed Oil is a very light and odourless oil, used widely in massage products, either
alone or mixed with almond oil.
• Hazelnut oil is widely used for massage products, as well as for hair care and
cream/lotion formulas.
• Honey has been used since Egyptian times as ingredient for medicines and cosmetic
purposes.
• Walnut shells, ground into a fine powder, used in skin creams, sun products or hair
colors.
Pharmaceuticals
As for cosmetics, it is not possible to give exact figures for the use of food industry products in
pharmaceuticals, because statistics do not specify medical and other uses individually. The EU is
one of the world’s largest producers of natural pharmaceuticals. Natural pharmaceutical products
consist of plants and parts of plants (including seeds) (HS 1211), medicinal and vegetable
saps and extracts (HS 1302 1991), and vegetable alkaloids (HS 2939).
A range of natural products used by the pharmaceutical industry, which have no medicinal
activity; are mainly the same as the ones used for cosmetics (see above). In addition to that
essential oils are widely used for medicines purposes, e.g. Lemon Essential Oil.

Food additives
Food additives are substances added to foods to perform a specific function. These functions
include preserving the food and changing the appearance or taste of the food (by adding colour or
flavour). Natural additives are substances found naturally in a foodstuff and are extracted from
this food to be used in another.
E.g. Beetroot juice with its bright purple colour can be used to colour foods such as sweets.
Walnut shells are used as flavour or colour for liquor production.
Summary
As mentioned above, all of these are worldwide growing niche markets. As part of the demand
on these markets consists of “rest products”, which develop in processing fruit and vegetables
(dried apricots consumer / apricot kernel cosmetic industry), such export opportunities
should be taken into consideration.

METHODOLOGY
Data source and nomenclatures
The analysis is based on the Harmonised System (HS) nomenclature of products, and is carried
out at a six-digit level (approximately 5,100 categories of products are covered). The aggregate
nature of the trade flow analysis can overstate the export potential, since products within the
same six-digit level group might not be perfect substitutes.
Calculations made at the product level are based on statistics extracted from the COMTRADE
database of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD). COMTRADE has detailed trade
statistics at the product level. The results of the trade flow analysis are based on the most recent
available data.
The growth rates listed in the tables are calculated on an annual basis over the 1998-2002 period.
Interpretation and limitations
Although trade statistics provide a useful starting point for market research and assessing trade
performance, they present some limitations:
• Trade statistics do not fully capture all the transactions taking place between countries, owing
to compilation errors and omissions, smuggling and the non-reporting of transactions.
Different reporting standards amongst countries can exacerbate the problems of non-
comparability of data between countries;
• Trade statistics occasionally include re-exports, which can artificially inflate the extent of
trade;
• Even at the lowest level of desegregation, differentiated products exist within product groups;
• For countries that do not report trade data to UNSD, ITC uses mirror statistics to evaluate
their trade flows. This method is a second-best solution since trade with other non-reporting
countries is not recorded. There is also the problem of trans-shipments, which may mask the
actual source of supply. Finally, mirror statistics invert the reporting standards by evaluating
exports in c.i.f. terms and imports in f.o.b. terms;
• Trade statistics refer to the total value of transactions, which may be very different from local
value added;
• Exchange rates fluctuations can affect the value of dollar denominated trade statistics, which
may not result from changes in volumes;

• Services are not included in the trade statistics used in this study.
In view of the aforementioned shortcomings, trade statistics should not be used as the only source
for evaluating regional trade potential. It should be emphasized that statistical trade data do not
always capture supply and demand characteristics in the commercial sense. The outcome of a
trade flow analysis as described in this working document therefore needs to be validated at
company levels.
Definitions
Descriptive statistical measures were used on production. The arithmetic mean is calculated as the
sum of all observations divided by the total number of observations. It provides us with an indicator
of what, on average, would be the value of production in the past. Formally:
X
X
n
i
i
n
= =
∑1
where X is the arithmetic mean, Xi
i
n
=
∑1
is the summation of all observations Xi and n is the sample
size.
Growth rates have been calculated on the basis of average annual percentage changes. They are
based on a model of continuous exponential growth between two points of time. Formally:
( )G
X
X
n
t
n t= −





 ×− 1 100
where G is the exponential growth rate between the first period point Xt and last period point Xn, to
the root of the number of intervals between these two points.
Value and quantity terms have been analyzed in order to ascertain a country’s trade opportunities.
Comparisons between countries’ export unit prices have also been used. Unfavorable terms of trade
might result from lower product quality, lower negotiating power, unfavorable market timing for
launching a product or the accumulation of stocks. Caution should also be applied to statistics on
quantities since these are more difficult to collect and are likely to suffer from higher statistical
errors.

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