Onions are under threat; severe frosts are coming to Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan

EastFruit experts draw attention to the forecast of a sharp cooling in the countries of Central Asia, which are now the largest exporters of onions in the region: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. This threatens the early onion harvest, which will begin harvesting in the southern regions of these countries in March, as well as the harvest of other early vegetables such as cabbage and carrots. In addition, part of the harvest of stone fruits and nuts is at risk. According to Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, an international expert in the fruit and vegetable business, the region has recently experienced very warm weather - daytime temperatures exceeded 20 degrees Celsius. As a result, almonds have already begun to bloom in many regions and buds have swelled on trees of other stone fruit crops. Read also: Flowering of fruit trees and pest activity – abnormally warm winter in Tajikistan However, in the near future, even in the southern regions of Tajikistan, a sharp cooling is expected to ...