Harvest of early onions in Uzbekistan is significantly delayed and may be lower than expected

Published 2023년 2월 3일

Tridge summary

Unusually low temperatures in January have negatively affected the early winter onion harvest and ripening time in Central Asia, particularly in Uzbekistan, where there is uncertainty about the spring supply due to potential low yields. The cold weather has delayed the start of the harvest by 10-15 days, and the extent of the damage will be known in March. As a result, most Central Asian countries, except Turkmenistan, have imposed export restrictions on onions to control domestic prices and ensure food security until the end of April 2023, with the exception of Tajikistan.

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Original content

The consequences of the January weather surprises for the Central Asian onion market are not limited to the loss of part of last year's crop stocks, the subsequent sharp rise in prices and a series of bans on the export of this product from almost all countries in the region. The impact of abnormal cold weather on the harvest of early winter onions was a completely expected consequence, EastFruit experts note. According to onion producers and industry experts, the abnormally low temperatures observed in the first month of this year also seriously affected the ripening time of a new crop - early winter onions. Moreover, despite the significant expansion of the area under winter onions in August-September 2022 in Uzbekistan, the volume of supply of this product on the domestic market of the country in the spring of 2023 is difficult to predict, since yields per unit area may be low compared to last year. Sowing of the so-called "August" winter onions in Uzbekistan is carried out in ...

Source: Eastfruit