Open-field raspberries are already ripening in Tajikistan, farmers expect high prices

Published 2023년 5월 15일

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Tajikistan is set to begin harvesting raspberries from open ground in the next 10 days, with farmers having increased the cultivation area in anticipation of high prices. The expected selling price for the fresh raspberries is around $3/kg, which may drop to $2/kg in June. However, experts caution that prices may not reach $3/kg due to high stocks of unsold frozen raspberries and an increase in the cultivation area, leading to a surplus and lower demand. The situation is further complicated by a difficult market in Europe. The price drop may happen faster in 2023 than in the previous year. The harvest will be predominantly for the fresh market, particularly in and around Dushanbe, with the northern part of Tajikistan starting the harvest around the beginning of June.

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According to EastFruit experts, in 10 days Tajikistan will start harvesting a new crop of raspberries from open ground. Encouraged by high prices for raspberries in previous seasons, the country's farmers have expanded the area under this crop, and this year they also expect high prices for products. “Similar to last year, many farmers expect the first batches of fresh raspberries to sell for around $3/kg when shipped from the farm. They believe that raspberry prices may drop to $2 per kg in June. At the same time, raspberries of the second harvest, which begins in August, are usually sold more expensive than the first,” says Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov, international consultant at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). By the way, already on May 23, Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov will make a presentation at a unique conference dedicated to revolutionary digital technologies for horticulture and vegetable growing in the region “HortiTech: the latest digital ...

Source: Eastfruit