Apple from Ukraine and Moldova is successfully sold in Tajikistan, despite the excess of local products

Published 2022년 1월 20일

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Apples from Ukraine and Moldova are selling well in Tajikistan despite high prices and local oversupply due to their higher quality. Imported apples are sold in a different market segment in supermarkets, while local apples are cheaper. The FAO points out that the success of the apple business in Tajikistan lies in product quality and efficient cultivation. Despite increased production, apple prices have dropped, and imported apples are in high demand. The FAO suggests that with a professional approach to business, apple cultivation in Tajikistan can be profitable.

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According to EastFruit, wholesale lots of apples from Ukraine and Moldova have appeared on the Tajik market, which are being sold very successfully, despite the relatively high price and oversupply of local gardeners' products. Why is an expensive imported apple in demand, while local products are sold with great difficulty? According to Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, consultant of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), local and imported apples are sold in completely different segments. “Supermarket buyers prefer imported apple because it has higher quality parameters: large caliber, apple is calibrated in size and color, it looks beautiful and is well stored, which reduces the risks of the supermarket,” the expert explains. According to him, an apple from Moldova is sold in bulk for 22 somoni per kg (about $1.95 per kg!), while an apple from Ukraine costs 19 somoni ($1.69). There is a Golden Delicious apple from Moldova and a red apple from Ukraine on the ...

Source: Eastfruit