Tomato prices in Uzbekistan are breaking records and are already higher than in Russia

Published 2022년 11월 9일

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Uzbekistan is experiencing record high tomato prices, with wholesale prices being 61% higher than in neighboring Tajikistan and 1.5 times higher than in Georgia and Moldova. Over the past two weeks, prices have increased by 40% for red round tomatoes and nearly 60% for pink tomatoes. The increase in prices is due to adverse weather conditions, which have led to a decrease in the quality of open field tomatoes and an increase in the supply of green unripe tomatoes. Additionally, the rise in prices may be influenced by the active demand for Uzbek tomatoes in foreign markets, with Uzbekistan exporting 3.8 thousand tons of fresh tomatoes in the second half of October 2022, nearly one and a half times more than the previous year.

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Prices for tomatoes in Uzbekistan update records. In the country, which is the largest exporter of tomatoes in the region, prices are currently at the highest level, EastFruit analysts say. The wholesale price of a tomato in Uzbekistan is currently 61% higher than in neighboring Tajikistan, which is an importer. Also in Uzbekistan, prices are one and a half times higher than in Georgia and Moldova. Over the past two weeks, the average wholesale price for a red round tomato in Uzbekistan has increased by 40%, and for a pink tomato - by almost 60%. Moreover, wholesale prices are already 20-40% higher than last year's levels. As you can see in the chart below, the dynamics of tomato price growth for this period of the year in Uzbekistan is more rapid than usual. According to EastFruit price monitoring, from October 25 to November 4, 2022, the average wholesale price for a red round tomato in Uzbekistan increased from 10,000 to 14,000 sum/kg (from $0.90 to $1.26). During the same ...

Source: Eastfruit