Uzbekistan dramatically increased imports of apples, bananas, kiwis, citrus fruits and other fruits in 2022
Fruits
Uzbekistan
Published Dec 7, 2022
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According to EastFruit analysts, in the 2022 calendar year, Uzbekistan sharply increased the volume of imports of fruits and nuts, while remaining a net exporter of this type of product. In particular, in the first 10 months of 2022, the volume of fruit imports into the country reached a record $90 million, which is 2.1 times higher than imports for the same period in 2021 and almost three times higher than imports in January-October 2020.
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According to the economist of the Investment Department of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Andriy Yarmak, such high growth rates of imports are explained, in part, by the ongoing liberalization of Uzbekistan's international trade. In particular, recently, once again, the zero rate was extended for the import of citrus fruits and bananas, as well as a number of other products. “Another reason for the sharp increase in imports was the failure of the apple harvest in 2021 and the sharp increase in prices for them in the winter of 2021-2022. The third reason is the dynamically growing population of the country and the continued growth of the economy of Uzbekistan, combined with an increase in the number of foreigners who came to the country in 2022. Well, the fourth reason is, of course, the ongoing dynamic development of food retail, which, as a rule, is strongest in the sale of imported fruits,” says Andriy Yarmak. At the same time, the expert ...
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