Grape disaster in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, losses of hundreds of millions of dollars

Table grape market participants in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are shocked by the price level for these products. EastFruit analysts note that currently wholesale prices for most popular table grape varieties are several times higher than traditional prices for this period of time. There is a huge shortage of table grapes on the Tajikistan market, which is usually one of the most affordable fruits during this period of time. However, now prices are “biting”. The main reason is the enormous damage to vineyards from frost, which we have written about repeatedly. “All that can now be found on the wholesale market is mainly the late Toyfi grape variety, or small amounts of locally preserved table grape varieties Husayni, Lady’s Finger and Pobeda. If earlier prices for grapes went down in September, then this season they are already rising,” says Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, an international consultant for FAO. There is also a tendency to import table grapes from Uzbekistan. Caravans of small ...