Kyrgyzstan is now fully self-sufficient in six of nine socially important food products: potatoes, milk, meat, vegetables, eggs, and sugar, according to the Ministry of Water Resources, Agriculture, and Processing Industry, which oversees national food security through agricultural production monitoring.
The country achieved full self-sufficiency in sugar in 2024, having previously relied on imports.
Regarding meat, Kyrgyzstan meets its domestic demand for beef and lamb and is close to achieving self-sufficiency in poultry. However, higher meat prices in neighboring Uzbekistan and Tajikistan led Kyrgyz farmers to export meat for greater profits. In response, the government introduced a ban on meat exports and imposed price controls to stabilize domestic markets.
To support local egg producers, the government has banned egg imports amid rising domestic production. Kyrgyzstan now exports chicken eggs; from January to August 2025, the country exported 3.3 million eggs.
The remaining three staple food products, bread (including flour and grain), vegetable oil, and fruit, are still partially dependent on imports.
