Value Chains research report Tajikistan final - Microfinance Centre

variables Up to 1 somoni from a kg of meat sold, liver and fat, and also revenues from
sale of the head, skins, gut fat, tail and heart.
There is no system of wholesale purchases of meat on a permanent basis in
Tajikistan, as in other developed countries. In developed countries, supermarkets and
meat production are the wholesale markets with a daily demand for several tonnes of
meat. The level of purchases of meat by supermarkets and processing industry is
growing in our country, and in the future the supermarkets can be linked with current
farmers or butchers.
Diagram 5: Average Beef Prices by Regions in Tajikistan, 2008-2010
Meat Price.
The meat and meat product prices are increasing yearly. The following table shows the
prices of beef for 11 years (2000-2011). As shown, the price increased more than 6
times from 2000 to 2008. Over the past year the total growth was approximately 50%
per year. This growth is largely the cause of inflation and devaluation of the currency,
lack of forage.
Table 46: Average Beef Price (end-of-year price, somoni/kg.)
2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Beef 2,62 6,68 6,64 7,60 10,00 12,44 15,67 18,00 18,00 27,00
Source: State Statistic Agency of Tajikistan
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