Prices for greenhouse tomatoes in Uzbekistan are record high

Published 2023년 3월 14일

Tridge summary

Uzbekistan is experiencing a significant increase in greenhouse tomato prices, with wholesale prices rising by an average of one and a half times over the past month and nearly 70% since the start of the year due to crop losses from abnormal cold in January. The average loss of tomato crops is estimated to be between 50% and 70%, with the most significant losses in regions such as Surkhandarya, Kashkadarya, Samarkand and Tashkent, and the Ferghana Valley. The growing season of tomatoes and the lack of natural gas leading to decreased gas pressure in greenhouse complexes are contributing to the expected sustained increase in prices. This price hike is also impacting Uzbekistan's tomato exports, which have seen a 36% decrease in the first decade of March 2023 compared to the same period last year.

Disclaimer:The above summary was generated by Tridge's proprietary AI model for informational purposes.

Original content

Prices for greenhouse tomatoes in Uzbekistan are growing rapidly, updating records every week. Over the past month, wholesale prices for these products have increased by an average of one and a half times, and since the beginning of the year - by almost 70%, EastFruit experts note. According to market participants, the main reason for this is the huge crop losses in greenhouses during the January abnormal cold. Moreover, given the growing season of this crop, we can hardly expect a significant reduction in prices for these products in the near future. Along with other types of vegetables, prices for greenhouse tomatoes reacted to the abnormally low temperatures for this time of year with a sharp increase. In the second decade of January 2023, the average price for a greenhouse red round tomato increased from 12,000 to 19,000 sum/kg (from $1.33 to $1.68), i.e. by 27% in two weeks. In the third ten-day period of January, the frosts gradually receded, and by the end of this month, ...

Source: Eastfruit