In October, agricultural producers in Uzbekistan harvested a second legume crop, which is about 90% of the country's total legume production. This was announced by the commercial director of Sofia Agro Fuzail Boboev, writes the PulsePod edition. “In most cases, pulses in Uzbekistan are sown after wheat, which improves the quality of the grain. In July of this year, due to cold weather at the end of spring, we had a bad first harvest. The situation was aggravated by COVID-19. As in many other countries, producers faced financial difficulties due to the pandemic and did not have the means to invest in seeds. Consequently, prices for light mottled beans have increased by about 20% over the year. The current price is about $ 1,500 per tonne on FOB terms. But the price began to decline as the second crop began to arrive, ”says Fuzail Boboev. Farmers planted more red beans because of more affordable seed prices, he said. Prices for this type of beans are quite stable - about $ 950-1050 ...
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