The cost of quince in the Tajik market exceeds the price of an apple by 1.5 times

At the moment, the cost of quince on the Tajik market is one and a half higher than the price of an apple. So, 1 kg of high-quality apple varieties "Simirenko", "Zolotoy Gren", "Idared", "Starkrimson" in supermarkets costs from 8 to 10 somoni ($ 0.7-0.88), and quince variety "Samarkandskaya krupnoplodnaya" is sold at price from 12 to 18 somoni ($ 1.06-1.59). A lower quality apple on the Tajik market can be purchased for 3-4 somoni ($ 0.26-0.35) per 1 kg, and the cheapest small quince costs at least 6 somoni ($ 0.53). Market participants, commenting on the current situation, explain that this happens very rarely in recent years. Quince is usually much cheaper than an apple. Leading specialist of the Sughd regional branch of the Institute of Horticulture and Viticulture of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Candidate of Agricultural Sciences J. Yangiboev explained that today in Tajikistan practically no quince is grown in industrial volumes. The specialist connects the loss of ...