Lemon export from Uzbekistan increased by 40% in six months

According to preliminary data from the Agency on Statistics of the Republic of Uzbekistan, agricultural enterprises of Uzbekistan in January-June 2023 exported 3.5 thousand tons of lemons to 7 foreign countries for a total of $2.9 million. Compared to the corresponding period in 2022, the volume of lemon supplies to the the market increased by 968 tons. See also: Plum price in Uzbekistan rises by a third in a week Recall that at the end of last year, a real lemon crisis erupted in the countries of Central Asia. It turned out that local lemons are relevant as long as their supply is limited, but their export prospects are very limited. Read more about this in our article “The Lemon Crisis of Uzbekistan and Tajikistan”. Over the past period of 2023, Russia leads the list of countries that purchased the most lemons from Uzbekistan - in total, 2.7 thousand tons of citrus fruits were sold to this country. Kyrgyzstan (388 tons) and Kazakhstan (357 tons) are also ...