ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan, August 10. State
Commodity and Raw Materials Exchange of Turkmenistan has listed a
substantial volume of agricultural commodities for Auction Nos. 175
and 179, Trend
reports via the exchange.
Among the featured offerings are 21 tons of unrefined
glycyrrhizic acid obtained from licorice root, submitted by the
Ministry of Health and Medical Industry of Turkmenistan. The
commodity, registered under bid No. 783746, is offered on FCA terms
from Turkmenabat city, with prepayment required. Also submitted by
the same ministry, under bid No. 784541, are 446 tons of unrefined
dried licorice roots and rhizomes, similarly situated in
Turkmenabat and subject to identical terms.
A significant portion of the auction is comprised of cotton
fiber designated for export, contributed by the “Turkmenpagta”
State Concern under bid No. 774092. The fiber spans harvests from
2019 to 2023 and includes multiple sorts within the 4/5 type
classification. Quantities vary from limited allocations such as
2.02 tons of 5-sort fiber from the 2023 harvest to larger lots,
including 414.24 tons of 4-sort fiber from the same year. Pricing
for these lots ranges from $18,395 to $28,300 per ton, with the
total value for select consignments exceeding several million U.S.
dollars. All fiber is offered on a prepayment basis, with delivery
at the buyer’s expense, and originates from across the Ahal, Mary,
Lebap, Balkan, and Daşoguz regions.
Also listed are three lots of cottonseed oil soapstock, each
comprising 120 tons and intended for export. Offered by the State
Association of Food Industry of Turkmenistan under bids No. 789113,
789114, and 789115, respectively, the lots originate from Mary,
Lebap, and Dashoguz regions. Each unit is priced at $1,755 and
offered under standard prepayment and buyer-arranged delivery
terms.
Concluding the agricultural segment is a large offering of
1st-grade wheat flour, totaling 3,000 tons. Submitted by the State
Association Turkmengallaönümleri under bid No. 789933, the flour is
priced at $5,130 per ton, bringing the total value of the lot to
$15.39 million. The commodity is available for export from multiple
regions under identical payment and shipment conditions.
