Uzbekistan and Iran conquer the fresh greens market in eastern EU countries

According to EastFruit, there is currently a massive expansion of fresh greens from Uzbekistan and Iran to the markets of the eastern countries of the European Union. In particular, according to information from traders of fresh fruits and vegetables in Poland, in this country parsley and dill from Uzbekistan and Iran dominate supermarket shelves. It is interesting to note that supermarkets prefer greens from Central Asian countries, while in wholesale markets and in informal trade there is quite a lot of greens from Spain, Italy and other southern EU countries. At the same time, almost all packaged greens are supplied exclusively from European Union countries. Trade representatives believe that the main advantage of greens from Uzbekistan and Iran is a longer shelf life, since slightly different varieties are grown in these countries. Also, parsley and dill are less popular in Western and Southern EU countries than in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Therefore, it is in this ...