The season of harvesting a new onion crop has started in Uzbekistan

A few days ago, farmers in the Surkhandarya region of Uzbekistan, the southernmost region of the country, began harvesting early winter onions. The first small batches of these products in the amount of several tons are already being shipped to the markets of the same region and neighboring regions, according to EastFruit specialists. When can we expect large quantities of this product to appear on the wholesale markets of the country and when can we expect the start of exports of Uzbek onions of the new crop? According to Urmonali Usmanov, head of the VESAGRO consulting company, large batches of new crop onions can already be formed in about a week or ten days. However, the degree of maturity of the onion of the new crop does not yet allow transporting these products over long distances. Onions of the appropriate quality and volumes available for export will appear on the domestic market no earlier than mid-April this year, the expert believes. “Farmers of three districts of ...