Early potatoes in Uzbekistan are delayed, imports will rise sharply

Published Mar 8, 2023

Tridge summary

Uzbekistan's agricultural sector has been hit by severe cold weather in January, leading to the destruction of onion stocks and white cabbage crop, as well as a delay in potato planting. The potato planting in the southern region of Surkhandarya started three weeks later than last year, resulting in a delayed harvest and an increased import volume in the first half of 2023. Potato imports have been on the rise since 2017, peaking at 547.2 thousand tons in 2021. However, imports decreased by 2.7% in 2022. Wholesale prices for last year's potatoes, which had surged due to the cold weather, have now returned to their previous levels.

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Original content

EastFruit analysts have repeatedly paid attention and written about the serious consequences of abnormal cold weather observed in Uzbekistan in January of this year. In particular, about the destruction of part of the onion stocks by frost, the expected delay in harvesting early onions, and the almost complete destruction of the white cabbage crop. Along with such negative consequences, the January frosts also led to a significant delay in the time of planting potatoes. It is known that the first wholesale batches of potatoes usually enter the domestic market from the southern regions of Uzbekistan, since due to climatic conditions, this crop is planted in the south of the country in late January - early February. However, according to farmers, this year the planting of potatoes in the southernmost region of Uzbekistan, Surkhandarya region, started at the end of the second decade and the beginning of the third decade of February, about three weeks later than last year. ...

Source: Eastfruit