According to the Tashkent Customs Committee, meat product imports in Uzbekistan reached $481.7 million between January and June 2026. This figure exceeds the $420.4 million recorded for the same period in 2025, reflecting a 14.6% increase in value terms.
Beef remains the main type of imported meat. Although the physical volume of supplies decreased by 12.7%—from 82.4 million to 72.0 million kilograms—the cost of its purchase increased from $333.1 million to $359.5 million. The average price per kilogram of imported beef rose from $4.0 to $5.0. Beef accounted for 74.6% of total meat import costs.
The price of lamb showed an even sharper increase. Meanwhile, the supply volume remained almost unchanged—13.3 million kilograms compared to 13.7 million kilograms the previous year, but the cost of this product nearly doubled, increasing from $19.4 million to $38.1 million.
The volume of chicken meat imports increased from 31.9 million to 34.8 million kilograms, and its cost rose from $37.0 million to $41.6 million. Imports of other poultry increased significantly: turkey supplies grew from 408 thousand to 2.0 million kilograms, and duck meat supplies increased from 64 thousand to 3.1 million kilograms.
The import of meat by-products maintained last year's level, amounting to 17.7 million kilograms valued at $17.4 million. Canned meat imports increased from 2.3 to 2.5 million kilograms, and sausage product imports rose from 1.2 to 1.3 million kilograms. At the same time, horse meat supplies decreased from 216 thousand to 89 thousand kilograms.
According to data from the National Statistical Committee, in the first four months of 2026, Uzbekistan imported 642.2 tons of natural honey for a total amount of 584,400 US dollars.
The import volume increased by 422.4 tons, which is 2.9 times compared to the same period in 2025.
Kazakhstan was the largest supplier of natural honey to Uzbekistan, exporting 372 tons. Kyrgyzstan took second place with a supply of 168 tons, and Russia was noted as the third supplier with 87.9 tons.
During this period, Germany supplied 10 tons of natural honey, and Hungary exported 2.2 tons. Other countries provided a total of 2.1 tons of imported honey.
