Persimmon prices in Tajikistan skyrocket after rumors of fruit's positive impact on COVID-19 treatment

Published 2020년 12월 9일

Tridge summary

The Tajik persimmon market is experiencing a paradoxical situation with retail prices being lower than wholesale prices due to a sudden surge in demand following Japanese research suggesting that persimmon juice may help fight COVID-19. This has led to a sharp increase in wholesale prices, as most quality persimmons have been sold or are in retail chains. The situation is further complicated by the lack of modern technologies in Tajikistan for growing, storing, and processing persimmons, as well as high logistics costs, which hinder the business of growing and exporting persimmons.

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Original content

According to EastFruit analysts, a paradoxical situation has developed in the Tajik persimmon market, when retail prices for the product turned out to be significantly lower than wholesale prices. Moreover, the jump in prices was very sharp, and retail prices simply did not keep up with it. This means that in the near future we should expect a sharp rise in retail prices. At present, it is possible to buy persimmon in retail chains at a price of 2.5-3.0 somoni ($ 0.22-0.26) per 1 kg. At the same time, wholesale prices already range from 3.5 to 5.0 somoni per kg ($ 0.30-0.44). Such an unusual situation in this segment of the fruit and vegetable market is largely attributed by its participants to the results of Japanese researchers regarding the potential impact of the juice of young persimmon fruits on COVID-19, massively replicated in Tajikistan by television and social networks, and often completely incorrectly interpreted. Naturally, people tend to exaggerate the results of ...

Source: Eastfruit