metric: International Women's Day date

unit: date

geography: Kazakhstan

notes: Official holiday date for International Women's Day in Kazakhstan.


metric: Observed day off

notes: March 8, 2026 falls on Sunday and the day off transfers to Monday, March 9.


metric: Cut flowers and buds imports

unit: tonnes

sourceName: The Astana Times

notes: Bureau of National Statistics figure cited by The Astana Times.


unit: million USD


sourceName: FloralDaily / Energyprom

notes: FloralDaily reports 10,900 tonnes in 2025, compared with 12,300 tonnes in 2024.


notes: January-December 2025 import value cited from Bureau of National Statistics via Energyprom.


metric: Cut flowers import volume change

unit: percent

notes: Year-over-year change in cut flower and bud imports.


metric: Cut flowers import value change

notes: Year-over-year change in import value.


topic: tulips

metric: Annual tulip imports

unit: million stems

sourceName: FloralDaily / KhabarNEWS

notes: Reported as around 100 million tulips imported annually.


metric: Tulips prepared by one greenhouse complex

unit: stems

geography: Akmola/Astana area

notes: One greenhouse near Astana prepared around 150,000 tulips for the March 8 peak period.


metric: Tulip varieties prepared by one greenhouse complex

unit: varieties

notes: Variety count for the same March 8 greenhouse preparation.


metric: Gross flower output

notes: Gross domestic flower output in 2025.


metric: Gross flower output growth

notes: Year-over-year growth in gross flower output.


metric: Share of production from greenhouses

notes: Reported as around 90% of domestic production.


metric: Almaty region flower output

geography: Almaty region

notes: Almaty region production in 2025.


metric: Rose imports

notes: Roses remained the most imported flower type in 2025.


metric: Rose import value

notes: Rose imports had the highest value among flower types.


metric: Rose import volume change

notes: Year-over-year change in rose import volume.


metric: Chrysanthemum imports

notes: Chrysanthemum import volume in 2025.


metric: Ecuador flower imports

notes: Ecuador remained the largest supplier by volume.


metric: Ecuador share of imports

notes: Ecuador's share declined from 54.3% to 44%.


metric: China flower imports

notes: China ranked second by volume in 2025.


metric: China share of imports

notes: China's market share rose from 8% to 21.5%.


metric: Netherlands flower imports

notes: Netherlands supplier volume in 2025.


metric: Colombia flower imports

notes: Colombia supplier volume in 2025.


metric: Kenya flower imports

notes: Kenya supplier volume in 2025.


metric: Tulips lead in March

unit: boolean

notes: Market expert cited by The Astana Times says tulips lead in March.


metric: Roses and chrysanthemums year-round favorites

notes: Market expert cited by The Astana Times says roses and chrysanthemums remain year-round favorites.