Kazakhstan has dramatically increased flower imports from China, surging nearly 13 times from $0.6 million in 2023 to $7.5 million in 2024. As a result, China has now become the fourth-largest flower supplier to Kazakhstan, rising from its previous fifth-place position.
In 2024, Kazakhstan imported a total of $93.6 million worth of flowers, a 52.8% increase year-on-year (YoY) from $61.3 million.
The top five flower suppliers to Kazakhstan remain Ecuador, the Netherlands, Kenya, China and Colombia, collectively accounting for 97.5% of total flower imports. Even with a 13-fold increase in exports, China's share of Kazakhstan's flower imports only reached 8%, though that's a substantial jump from 1% in 2023.
The remaining 2.5% of imports came from Russia ($0.6 million), Uzbekistan ($0.43 million), Belarus ($0.4 million), Israel ($0.3 million) and other countries. Roses dominate Kazakhstan's flower imports, representing 65% of the market and valued at $61 million in 2024. Other popular varieties include chrysanthemums, carnations, lilies, orchids, ranunculus and gladioli.
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