Tajikistan is cut off from two of the most important markets for table grapes; Afghanistan and Kyrgyzstan

Published 2021년 8월 26일

Tridge summary

The Tajik market is experiencing a grape surplus as the mass harvest season approaches, causing prices to plummet. There are concerns about grape sales, particularly to Traders in Afghanistan, due to the uncertain political situation there. The conflict with Kyrgyzstan has led to a border blockade, disrupting a common route to Russia, a major market for Tajik grapes. Domestic production in Russia and expected high yield in Moldova may also increase grape supply, further pressuring Tajik grape prices. The lack of diversity in grape varieties and limited storage capacity in Tajikistan may result in farmers drying grapes to sell as raisins.

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Original content

According to EastFruit analysts, the Tajik market is currently oversaturated with table grapes. Grape prices are falling rapidly as the mass harvest season is approaching, and there is no certainty about how the grapes will be sold. According to Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, a consultant to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), up to 30% of all fresh table grapes in Tajikistan were bought by traders from Afghanistan. At the moment, there is no certainty that they will be able to purchase products and export them in the new season. It is also not entirely clear whether there will be a demand for Tajik table grapes in Afghanistan and how the purchasing power of the inhabitants of this country, where the Taliban came to power, will change. Read also: Tajikistan remains the largest supplier of dried fruits to Russia among the CIS countries Another problem for winegrowers in Tajikistan is the conflict between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, which led to a complete ...

Source: Eastfruit