The cost of non-alcoholic beverages in Kazakhstan will rise in 2024: The price of mineral water will increase by 15% per year

Kazakhstan has seen a significant increase in the production of non-alcoholic beverages, with Almaty Oblast leading the way and contributing 51.3% to the national supply. The country's enterprises achieved a self-sufficiency rate of 87.7% from January to July, with exports of these beverages showing a 7.8% year-on-year increase. Despite this, prices have continued to rise, with the average annual increase being 11.7% and regional differences in price increases ranging from 5.7% to 17.4%.

Among them, the output of mineral water and soda accounted for 518.4 million liters, and the output of other non-alcoholic beverages reached 1.7 billion liters. Production data showed that Almaty Oblast ranked first in the country's non-alcoholic beverage production, with an annual output of 1.2 billion liters, an increase of 6.1%, and contributed 51.3% of the national supply alone. Following closely was the second-ranked city of Chimkent, whose output reached 272.3 million liters, a year-on-year increase of 4.5%; the capital Astana ranked third, with an output of 256.6 million liters, a decrease of 16.2% from last year. In terms of domestic supply and demand balance, the self-sufficiency rate of Kazakhstan's enterprises for mineral water and non-alcoholic beverages reached 87.7% from January to July this year, higher than 86.9% in the same period last year. Imports accounted for the total supply In addition, exports also showed steady growth, with exports reaching 253.8 million ...