Uzbekistan exceeds the export limit of 100,000 tons of watermelon for the first time

In 2022, Uzbekistan exported 81.8 thousand tons of watermelons, which became a historical record, surpassing the previous record by 67%. In 2023, the country has already surpassed this record by exporting almost 96 thousand tons of watermelons in May-August 2023. It is therefore possible that by the end of September 2023 the country will exceed the historic threshold of 100,000 tons for the first time, reaching will be among the top 10 largest global exporters of watermelons. Geography of Uzbek watermelon exportsIn 2022, watermelons from Uzbekistan were exported to the markets of only 9 countries, with 99.6% of the total export volume going to only 6 countries: Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Belarus and Latvia. Since in 2019-2021 Uzbek watermelons were also supplied to the markets of 8-9 countries, it is clear that Uzbekistan has not opened any new markets. Despite the fact that the number of importers of Uzbek watermelons increased to 13 countries in May-August ...