Garden strawberries in Uzbekistan 2021: The season is short, prices are high, opportunities are missed again

Published Jun 24, 2021

Tridge summary

The 2021 strawberry season in Uzbekistan was shorter and pricier than the previous year, with the season ending two weeks earlier than in 2020. Despite the shorter duration, the higher prices compensated for the reduced sales period for the farmers. Compared to neighboring Tajikistan, Uzbekistan's wholesale strawberry prices were significantly higher, attributed to the lack of processing and packaging technologies for export in Tajikistan. EastFruit suggests that Uzbekistan could benefit from the introduction of modern technologies, improved strawberry varieties, and greenhouse cultivation for export. Additionally, the demand for berries, especially strawberries, in Uzbekistan and globally is on the rise, with potential opportunities for Central Asian countries in the berry trade, especially in supplying to Russia.

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Original content

EastFruit analysts note that in 2021 the season of garden strawberries in Uzbekistan was very short. The season for the most massive berry was shorter than in 2020 by at least two weeks. At the same time, prices for strawberries were significantly higher than last year. The first large consignments of garden strawberries appeared in the wholesale markets of the capital of Uzbekistan at the beginning of the third decade of April 2021, and the season ended in early June, while in 2020 this product was available on wholesale markets until June 20. Thus, the berry was available on the Uzbek market for only about one and a half months, despite the excellent conditions for growing garden strawberries in Uzbekistan almost throughout the year. The reduction in the period for the sale of berries was partially offset for farmers by higher prices - this season began with average wholesale prices of 60,000 soums per kg ($ 5.7) and ended at 20,000 soums per kg ($ 1.9). A year earlier, prices ...

Source: Eastfruit