Uzbekistan became the fastest growing market for fruits and vegetables from Iran in 2021

Published Jan 13, 2022

Tridge summary

In 2021, Iran experienced a 6% decrease in fruit and vegetable exports due to declining sales to countries such as Iraq, Russia, China, and Afghanistan. Despite this, Uzbekistan emerged as a notable buyer, increasing its imports of these products from Iran by five times, contributing $46.2 million to Iran's revenue. The imports included a significant volume of marketable potatoes, dates, apples, kiwi, mandarins, oranges, pistachios, and garlic, with some of these imports seeing a dramatic increase compared to the previous year. Uzbekistan's increased imports of Iranian produce made it the 15th largest market for Iran's fruit and vegetable exports.

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According to EastFruit analysts, Iran in 2021 reduced the volume of exports of fruits and vegetables by 6% due to a sharp decline in sales to countries such as Iraq, Russia, China and Afghanistan. At the same time, a number of countries have sharply increased imports of Iranian fruits and vegetables. Among the sales markets that increased fruit and vegetable imports from Iran faster than others, Uzbekistan stands apart. At the end of 2021, this country spent exactly 5 times more money on importing vegetables and fruits from Iran than in 2020. Iran's revenue from the supply of fruits and vegetables to Uzbekistan in 2021 reached $46.2 million, making this country the 15th largest market for Iran. See also: Imports of watermelons to Russia in 2021 broke all records thanks to supplies from Iran Obviously, the main product of the fruit and vegetable category, which was exported from Iran to Uzbekistan, was marketable potatoes. The volume of exports of Iranian potatoes to Uzbekistan in ...

Source: Eastfruit