Frozen vegetables and fruits in the export of Uzbekistan caught up with cherries and onions

Fruits

Vegetables

Uzbekistan

Published Jan 26, 2023

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EastFruit analysts have been actively promoting the idea of developing the production of frozen vegetables and fruits for export in the countries of Central Asia for many years. Therefore, the latest trends in this market cannot but rejoice - the export of frozen fruits, berries and vegetables in Uzbekistan is already among the 6-8 main sources of export earnings for the country's fruit and vegetable sector.

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For many years, EastFruit analysts have been actively promoting the idea of developing the production of frozen vegetables and fruits for export in the countries of Central Asia. Therefore, the latest trends in this market cannot but rejoice - the export of frozen fruits, berries and vegetables in Uzbekistan is already among the 6-8 main sources of export earnings for the country's fruit and vegetable sector. At the end of 2022, according to our preliminary estimates, fruit and vegetable freezing brought Uzbekistan about $30 million in export earnings. Over the year, revenue increased by 85%, and over the past three years - almost 8 times! “The proceeds from the export of frozen fruits and vegetables brought Uzbekistan approximately the same revenue as the export of the famous Uzbek cherries or the export of Uzbek onions. Five years ago, almost no one in Uzbekistan could even imagine such a thing!” says Andriy Yarmak, an economist at the Investment Department of the Food and ...

Source: Eastfruit