Uzbekistan first started importing raspberries from Tajikistan, raising prices for berries

According to EastFruit analysts, Uzbekistan began to actively import fresh raspberries from Tajikistan, which helped restore the low prices for this berry, which have been established in the country recently. According to the EastFruit analytical team from Tajikistan, raspberry cultivation in this country is concentrated in the north, directly on the border with Kyrgyzstan. As a rule, fresh Tajik raspberries were purchased by importers from Kyrgyzstan. However, after the escalation of the conflict in the spring of 2021, the border between the countries was closed, and Tajik gardeners did not have alternative marketing channels for raspberries. The level of demand for raspberries in the domestic market of Tajikistan was too low. Therefore, wholesale prices for raspberries fell to $ 0.8 / kg in wholesale, which only slightly helped to increase sales volumes. there are no berry freezing capacities in the country. Aid came unexpectedly from Uzbekistan, where berry production is much ...