Horticulture in Uzbekistan

Uzbek exports of fruits and vegetables to Turkey also decreased by 28% in 11 months of 2020 to $30 million. The largest drop was noted in the main export position of Uzbekistan to Turkey, which was raisins. Here, exports decreased by 28% to $9.6 million. However, the exports of almonds increased by 73% to $9.4 million and preserves by 32% to $4.2 million. The proceeds from the exports of Uzbek walnuts to Turkey decreased both in-shell and without, but this was primarily due to the fall in world prices for nuts. The export supplies of Uzbek dried apricots to Turkey increased more than 12 times.
Let’s now return to the events of the fruit and vegetable market in Uzbekistan according to their chronology.
In January 2020, we figured out which fruits can be called “premium” in the winter period in Uzbekistan and they identified cherries, which were sold, one might say, by the piece for $45-50 and fresh apricots from the Southern Hemisphere at $31 per kg. A year has passed, and now cherries in supermarkets in Tashkent have dropped somewhat in price and they can be purchased in January for $40-45 per kg.

In February 2020, Kyrgyz apples plummeted in price in the Uzbek market. They could be bought on the wholesale markets of Uzbekistan even at $0.60 per kg. The price came as a shock to local entrepreneurs and producers who announced plans to sell their apple reserves for no less than $2 per kg in the first months of 2020.
Also in the same month, East-Fruit’s Telegram channel became the most active agricultural news source in Uzbekistan! The largest agricultural channel Agro-Olam.uz had, at that time, more than 27,000 subscribers. However, over the year Agro-Olam.uz has slightly lost its popularity and now the number of its subscribers dropped to 26,300. In contrast, the East-Fruit Telegram channel continues to gain popularity and now the number of its subscribers is 2,600 (versus 1,900 subscribers back in February 2020).
February 2020 continued to be eventful when the first investment in 10 years by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in the Uzbek supermarket chain Korzinka.uz was officially approved. What is remarkable is that this investment allowed the retail trade of Uzbekistan to move to a new stage of development. In general, EastFruit in 2020 paid a lot of attention to the boom in the development of supermarket chains in Uzbekistan, because it is this factor in the coming years that will most significantly affect the changes in the production and wholesale of fruits and vegetables.