In the first two months of 2022, Uzbekistan imported 122.4 thousand tons of potatoes from seven countries, at a cost of $21 million, marking a significant increase of 42 thousand tons from the previous year. The main suppliers were Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Iran, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, and Afghanistan. In contrast, Uzbekistan's own potato production reached 3.3 million tons in 2021, with the Samarkand region contributing to one fifth of this production.