Uzbekistan dramatically increased imports of apples, bananas, kiwis, citrus fruits and other fruits in 2022

Published 2022년 12월 7일

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In 2022, Uzbekistan experienced a significant increase in fruit and nut imports, with a record $90 million in the first 10 months, which is a 2.1 times increase from 2021 and nearly three times higher than 2020. This surge is attributed to the country's trade liberalization, high prices for apples, population growth, and economic development. Despite these imports, Uzbekistan remained a net exporter of fruits, with exports being 5.6 times greater than imports. The most imported fruits were bananas, followed by apples, mandarins, oranges, pears, kiwi, lemons, and pineapples, with the majority of these fruits coming from countries like Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, China, Egypt, Poland, and Azerbaijan.

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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. 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 ...

Source: Eastfruit