Uzbekistan is ready to import more fruits from Egypt and Morocco

Published May 24, 2024

Tridge summary

A productive trade mission led by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on May 21-22, 2023, saw participation from suppliers from Egypt and Morocco, and importers from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. The mission aimed at boosting agricultural trade, with a focus on increasing exports of fresh oranges from Egypt, making fresh berries from Morocco more affordable in Uzbekistan, and exploring opportunities for dates, strawberries, mandarins, mangoes, avocados, tangerines, and lemons from Egypt and Morocco in the Uzbek and Tajik markets. The mission also highlighted the professionalism and hospitality of the Uzbek hosts, and the potential for tourism opportunities for the participants.

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Original content

According to EastFruit analysts, a unique trade mission organized by project specialists from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) for exporters from Morocco and Egypt to Uzbekistan on May 21-22, 2023, turned out to be unusually productive. “My preliminary conclusions after communicating with importers from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan, as well as suppliers from Egypt and Morocco, are as follows: a) we can expect a sharp increase in exports of fresh oranges from Egypt to this region; b) fresh berries from Morocco, primarily blueberries and raspberries, will become more affordable in Uzbekistan; c) the share of dates supplied from Egypt to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan will increase; d) frozen garden strawberries (strawberries) of Egyptian origin are of high interest, as well as fresh strawberries in winter; e) premium mandarin from Morocco will be more actively supplied to the market of ...

Source: Eastfruit