Prices for early cherries in Tajikistan are significantly lower than last year

Published 2022년 5월 11일

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Tajikistan has started the harvesting of early cherries and apricots, with the crop coming from the Khatlon region and the Gissar valley. The country has over 80,000 hectares dedicated to stone fruit orchards, including apricot, plum, sweet cherry, cherry, and peach. The early variety of sweet cherries, 'Valovaya' and 'Negro', have begun to be collected in several districts. Apricots have ripened in the Khatlon region, with each tree yielding 40–50 kilograms of large fruits. Tajikistan plans to increase the export of fresh fruits to Russia, Kazakhstan, China, and European countries, following a successful export season in 2021 where over 43 thousand tons of fruits worth $30 million were exported.

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Harvesting of early cherries and apricots has begun in Tajikistan. In the markets today, a kilogram of cherries costs 15-25 somoni ($1.21-2.01), apricots - 10-20 ($0.80-1.61). Early fruits ripened in the gardens of the Khatlon region and the Gissar valley. In all of Tajikistan, according to the Ministry of Agriculture, the area of stone fruit orchards exceeds 80,000 hectares. These are, first of all, apricot, plum, sweet cherry, cherry, peach. In addition, these fruits are also grown in household plots. In the farms of Rudaki, Gissar, Shahrinava and Tursunzade districts, they began to collect early ripe varieties of sweet cherries "Valovaya" and "Negro", writes Asia-Plus. “This year the harvest is good, the fruits are large and tasty. The May rains didn’t hurt us much,” says gardener Bakhtiyor Khafizov from Shakhrinav. See also: More than $12 dollars from a bush of wild strawberries (strawberries) - an experience from Central Asia (video) There are no apricot plantations in the ...

Source: Eastfruit