Unusual heat doubled tomato prices in Tajikistan

According to EastFruit experts from Tajikistan, there has been abnormally hot weather in the country for a long time creating important problems for fruit and vegetable growers. The air temperature in the shade has often exceeded 45 degrees Celsius for more than a week, even in the northern regions of Tajikistan. Last week, the air temperature was also above 40 degrees, and now it has become extreme. All agricultural producers feel the consequences of such hot weather. Vegetable and fruit growers talk about sunburn on fruits, a sharp deterioration in product quality, no growth, and even complete loss of crops, despite their best efforts. “Even tomatoes that “love” hot weather literally dry up in the fields. Therefore, their supply has dropped sharply over the past week, and prices have doubled. Now you can’t buy tomatoes cheaper than 5 TJS ($0.49/kg), and for large and high-quality tomatoes, sellers ask for 7 TJS/kg ($0.68) in bulk. A week earlier, the price for tomatoes was 3 ...