Tajikistan for the first time entered the top 10 largest suppliers of table grapes to Russia

Published 2022년 2월 17일

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In 2021, Tajikistan emerged as a significant supplier of fresh table grapes to the Russian market, ranking ninth with a record export volume of 9.1 thousand tons. This marks a substantial increase from the previous year and is attributed to the country's shift in focus to legal exports to Russia via Uzbekistan, following restrictions in other markets. Despite the challenges of competing against cheap Uzbek grapes, Tajik exporters found success by also processing grapes into raisins, leveraging Tajikistan's reputation in dried fruit production. This strategic pivot has resulted in a notable growth in the country's grape export business to Russia.

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EastFruit analysts note that in 2021, Tajikistan for the first time entered the official list of the 10 largest suppliers of fresh table grapes to the Russian market, taking ninth place in it. The total volume of official shipments for the year reached a record 9.1 thousand tons - hundreds of times more than in the previous year 2020 and than the usual official export volumes. This allowed Tajikistan to bypass such large exporters of grapes as Iran, South Africa, Armenia and Argentina on the Russian market. However, these grape export volumes were still very far from the leaders: Turkey and Uzbekistan, each of which was able to export more than 100 thousand tons of these fruits to Russia in 2021. Should we consider such a sharp and unexpected growth in the export of fresh grapes from Tajikistan to Russia a success and a breakthrough? Many market participants consider this event to be positive, but they name the objective reasons why such a significant increase in exports became ...

Source: Eastfruit