Uzbekistan consolidates its position among the top three world exporters of fresh apricots

According to EastFruit analysts, in 2024, Uzbekistan has already secured third place in the ranking of the largest exporters of fresh apricots in the world. Thus, for the second year in a row, this country has not fallen below third place. At the same time, Uzbekistan has not yet managed to rise to second, as we predicted in 2023. In 2024, apricot exports from Uzbekistan decreased by 23% or 13 thousand tons compared to 2023. At the same time, Turkey, which ranks second in the ranking of the world's largest exporters, only slightly reduced export shipments, and the world leader, Spain, increased them sharply. "Further development of fresh apricot exports from Uzbekistan depends, first of all, on the possibilities of expanding the sales season. After all, today Uzbekistan actually exports apricots in significant volumes only for two months. At the same time, world leaders Spain and Turkey export fresh apricots in large quantities for 5-6 months a year,” says Andriy Yarmak, an ...