Cherry harvest in Tajikistan: Small volume, low quality, and high prices

In Tajikistan, due to rain and high humidity, the cherry harvest this year was low. That's why prices are higher this year. If last year at this time you could buy a kilogram of high-quality berries for 7-12 somoni, then this year it costs from 12 somoni in the regions to 30 somoni in the capital. At the beginning of flowering, there was no end to the joy of gardeners - everything promised a big harvest. But the May rains destroyed the berries, and due to the increased humidity, the fruits began to rot and crumble. Therefore, this year the harvest will be very low, Asia-Plus reports. Read also: Uzbekistan’s cherries are record late – what about prices? Tajikistan annually grows approximately 15 thousand tons of cherries. Some of them are exported. But most of it remains in the country for domestic consumption. Cherry exports are lagging behind for various reasons - high logistics costs, difficulties in quickly transporting fresh fruit to foreign markets, and so on. Therefore, ...