Uzbekistan sharply increases imports of potatoes, vegetables and fruits from Iran

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Published Nov 3, 2021

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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2021 there is a sharp increase in the import of fruits and vegetables to Uzbekistan from Iran. In particular, in the first three quarters of 2021, Iran supplied fruit and vegetable products to Uzbekistan for $ 30.3 million against $ 5.4 million in the same period of 2020. The main increase in imports occurred in the segment of marketable potatoes. Uzbekistan imported 126.4 thousand tons of Iranian potatoes for $ 17.6 million, although in previous seasons, Iranian potatoes were not supplied to Uzbekistan.

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In addition to potatoes, Iran has also very sharply, by 5.4 times, increased the supply of dates to Uzbekistan. Over the nine months of 2021, more than 6.9 thousand tons of Iranian dates were imported to Uzbekistan. During the specified period, supplies of Iranian kiwi to the country have doubled, pistachios by 60%, fresh apples by 20% and garlic by 2.2 times. Read also: Ukraine began to import onions from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan after a season with a record export volume We also note a sharp expansion of the range of fruits and vegetables supplied from Iran to Uzbekistan. In 2021, new items such as greenhouse peppers, watermelons, greenhouse tomatoes, pumpkin, fresh salad, carrots, cucumbers, eggplants and even raisins and dried vegetables were added to potatoes, which in recent years have not been supplied from Iran to Uzbekistan. ...

Source: Eastfruit