Onions in Uzbekistan have become 40% cheaper over the month, but prices remain three times higher than last year's

Prices for new harvest onions in Uzbekistan began falling from the second ten-day period of May and continued to decline over the last week. Over the past month, wholesale prices for this product have dropped by 40%, which is due to a gradual increase in the supply of new harvest onions in the domestic market. As EastFruit specialists note, current prices remain three times higher than in the same period last year, and according to market participants' forecasts, onion prices will remain significantly higher than last year's levels until at least August. According to EastFruit's price monitoring, from May 9 to June 6, 2025, the average wholesale price for new harvest onions decreased from 5000 to 3000 sum/kg (from $0.39 to $0.23). According to Urmonali Usmanov, head of the consulting company VESAGRO LLC, in the coming weeks, a further significant price drop to last year's levels should not be expected: "Usually May and June are a period of price reduction and stabilization for ...