Uzbekistan dramatically increased apple imports from Ukraine, Iran and Poland

Published 2023년 3월 2일

Tridge summary

In 2022, Uzbekistan experienced a significant increase in the import of fresh apples, with volumes reaching a record 26.7 thousand tons, a 2.5-fold increase from the previous year. The majority of these imports were sourced from Iran, followed by Poland and Ukraine, with Ukraine seeing the most significant increase in apple exports to Uzbekistan. Despite the ongoing conflict and logistical challenges, Ukraine managed to increase its apple exports to Uzbekistan by 7.7 times. Additionally, Uzbekistan imported apples from a diverse range of countries including China, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Lithuania, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, France, Hungary, Latvia, and the Netherlands. The bulk of these imports occurred between February and April, due to the end of the apple crop in the southern regions of Uzbekistan.

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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2022 Uzbekistan sharply increased the volume of imports of fresh apples to the domestic market. During the year, imports of fresh apples increased by 2.5 times and reached a record 26.7 thousand tons. The main volume of apples for the calendar year 2022 was purchased by Uzbek importers from Iran - more than 15.7 thousand tons. Thus, apple imports from Iran to Uzbekistan increased by 3.7 times over the year, although Iran itself sharply reduced the total volume of apple exports in 2022 due to a crop failure. The second place in the ranking of apple suppliers to the Uzbek market was taken by Poland, which accounted for 15% of all imports or 4.1 thousand tons. By the way, deliveries from Poland to Uzbekistan increased most sharply - 41 times compared to 2021. Despite the war launched by Russia and the logistics to Uzbekistan that have risen sharply in price, Ukraine has also sharply increased shipments of its apple to Uzbekistan. Moreover, exports ...

Source: Eastfruit