For the first time in three months, pear prices in Uzbekistan dropped below last year’s levels

Earlier, EastFruit wrote that in three months from the beginning of the season, the volume of pear exports from Uzbekistan was 2.1 times lower than the same period last year. One of the main factors for the sharp decline in the volume of Uzbek pear exports this season was the relatively high price for these products compared to last year’s levels. Over the past week, wholesale prices for pears in Uzbekistan decreased by 13% and, as a result of multidirectional price dynamics for these products in September of this and last year, the average wholesale price for pears fell below last year’s levels. If the downward trend continues or wholesale prices remain at current levels, this gives hope for increasing the volume of shipments of Uzbek pears to foreign markets. According to EastFruit price monitoring, from September 22 to 29, 2023, the average wholesale price for fresh pears in Uzbekistan decreased from 15,000 to 13,000 soums/kg (from $1.23 to $1.07). Considering that a stable ...