Record exports from Uzbekistan will move the top 10 largest onion exporters

By the end of the 2023/24 season, Uzbekistan is fully capable of finding a place among the five largest exporters of fresh onions in the world, EastFruit analysts believe. A mechanical engineer chose farming Based on the results of previous seasons, Uzbekistan is consistently among the top ten main onion exporters, but the current season was marked by onion export bans from many countries around the world. In particular, Egypt, which is usually one of the top five exporters, introduced a ban on onion exports. Turkey took a similar decision, but it was later reversed. Meanwhile, record areas and volume of onion production have been recorded in Uzbekistan, as well as in many other countries in the region. As a result, onion prices in January 2024 were 40% lower than at harvest, guaranteeing losses for traders who buy to resell after storage. However, this does not mean that onions do not sell. On the contrary, traders try to minimize losses, so they look for buyers more actively ...