Apricots in Tajikistan: The harvest pleases, but the prices are disappointing

This year, an unprecedented harvest of apricots has been grown in the north of Tajikistan - under the weight of fruits, tree branches hang down to the ground. However, farmers do not expect good profits due to low demand for apricots, writes Radio Ozodi. They admit that they are forced to sell the grown products at very low prices. “The price of dried apricots for making juices is only 1-1.5 somoni per kg. The best varieties can be sold for 2-2.5 somoni per kg. Many varieties are local and taste very juicy and sweet. But if necessary, we sell at a lower price,” says Nizomiddin Makhkamov, an apricot seller. Farmers in the Sughd region have not received a good harvest of apricots and other stone fruits for the past three years due to the fact that flowering occurred earlier than usual. Last year they lost their harvest as a result of April frosts and snowfalls. See also: Unprecedented apricot harvest in Tajikistan has no one to harvest - dried apricots are rapidly becoming cheaper ...