A chance for frozen fruits and vegetables from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for deliveries to the EU

EastFruit specialists have been promoting the idea of investing in deep freezing of fruits, berries and vegetables in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for many years, and in recent years several new enterprises have indeed appeared here that freeze fruits and vegetables both in IQF tunnels and using the static freezing method. However, in 2022-2023, the products of these enterprises may be more in demand than usual. Given the energy crisis in the EU, associated with over-reliance on one unreliable gas supplier, electricity prices in the EU in 2022 are breaking records. At the same time, it is the EU, along with the USA, that are the largest markets for frozen vegetables and fruits and, at the same time, the largest producers of these products. Given the energy intensity of freezing, as well as the drought, which has led to a decrease in the yield of raw materials for these enterprises, it is expected that in 2022 the production of frozen fruits, berries and vegetables in the EU will ...