Onion prices in Tajikistan decrease by 20%

According to EastFruit analysts, onion prices in Tajikistan have fallen sharply this week. At the moment, wholesalers can even buy onions for 0.63-0.68 €/kg, while prices reached 0.82 €/kg last week. The price drop was therefore more than 20% during the week. Onion prices in Tajikistan were among the highest in the region at the end of last week. What happened and why did the onion price drop so much? According to Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, international adviser to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the main reason for the sharp drop in onion prices is the rise in average daily air temperature. Even in the northern regions of Tajikistan, it is unusually warm during the day at 20ºC. This leads to rapid spoilage of onions stored in unsuitable conditions without refrigeration and thermal insulation. Onions that did not freeze during abnormal frosts can now spoil quickly due to the abnormally ...