Since the beginning of the year, approximately 600 weekend agricultural fairs have been held across the country. Today, traditional agricultural fairs were held in all regions of Kazakhstan, featuring products from regional stabilization funds.

For example, in the city of Aktau, the stabilization fund supplied 2 tons of potatoes, 1 ton each of carrots, onions, and cabbage, 1 ton of beef, 1,000 liters of vegetable oil, 500 kg of table salt, 1.5 tons of rice, and 700 kg of pasta, which were sold to the public.

At the fair in the Atyrau region, the stabilization fund supplied 1.2 tons of vegetables, 1 ton of beef, 0.6 tons of dairy products, and 0.4 tons of poultry.

Residents of the Ulytau region received 400 eggs, 1 ton of beef, 20 kg of pasta, 20 kg of buckwheat, and 50 kg of flour from the stabilization fund.

Products from the stabilization fund of the Baikonur social-entrepreneurial corporation were sold at a fair in Kyzylorda. Prices were as follows: potatoes for 160 tenge, onions for 126 tenge, carrots for 135 tenge, cabbage for 130 tenge, rice for 230 tenge, flour for 140 tenge, and beef for 2,500 tenge per kilogram.

In addition to products from the stabilization funds, about a thousand domestic producers and entrepreneurs participated in the fairs. A wide range of goods was offered to the public. For example, in the North Kazakhstan region, local entrepreneurs presented 25 types of products and sold 4,847 kg of goods worth a total of 7.7 million tenge. In Ust-Kamenogorsk, entrepreneurs offered 15 tons of products, primarily meat, honey, and dairy products.

The agricultural fair in Astana was attended not only by local farmers but also by agricultural producers from the Abay, Pavlodar, Karaganda, and Akmola regions. There is high demand for beef in the capital. Meat products were sold at the following prices: beef 3,300-3,500 tenge per kg, horse meat 3,000-3,300 tenge per kg, and lamb 3,500 tenge per kg.

Overall, approximately 60 tons of groceries, 50 tons of vegetables, and 50 tons of meat products were sold at the fairs. Fruits and vegetables, meat, flour, dairy products, natural juices, preserves, jams, and other goods were also offered to the public at below-market prices.

In accordance with the Government's instructions, the practice of reserving stabilization fund products for fairs will continue in the country's regions next week.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mti/press/news/details/1159468?lang=kk