In 2022, Uzbekistan updated the record for the export of watermelon

Published 2022년 12월 1일

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In 2022, Uzbekistan achieved a record watermelon export volume, with a significant increase in shipments to Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan, nearly doubling the previous year's exports. The export season, which started in late May, saw a notable increase in exports to Russia and a consistent growth in exports to Mongolia. This success is attributed to a bountiful harvest and relatively low domestic prices. Despite the high export volumes, watermelon prices in Uzbekistan fluctuated throughout the season, reaching as low as one-quarter of the prices from the previous year.

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In 2022, Uzbekistan exported a record volume of watermelon, exceeding last year's figure by almost 2 times. The increase in the volume of exports of these products was possible mainly due to an almost two-fold increase in the volume of deliveries to Kazakhstan and a multiple increase in the volume of shipments to Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, EastFruit experts note. This year, the watermelon export season from Uzbekistan started on May 15-20, at about the same time as last year. As statistics show, in the second half of November 2022, there are practically no shipments of these products to foreign markets, which means the end of the export season for watermelon from Uzbekistan. According to official statistics, for the period from the beginning of May to the end of November 2022, Uzbekistan exported 81.8 thousand tons of watermelon for a total of $18.1 million, which is 1.9 times more in physical terms than in the same period in 2021 and 1.7 times the record high of 2020 in the same ...

Source: Eastfruit