Uzbek export

Persimmon is Getting More Expensive in Uzbekistan – Prices are 70% Higher Than Last Year

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There is a sharp rise in wholesale prices for persimmons in Uzbekistan. Their average price already reaches $0.30/kg now, while last year it was $0.18/kg.

The rise in prices for persimmons provokes increased demand from wholesalers who are trying to store persimmons. Traditionally, they are stored for selling in the pre-New Year period, when their prices rise significantly. This year, the rise in prices is also facilitated by the fact that the season of persimmon ripening in Central Asia has shifted to a later date. Do not underestimate the impact of the poor harvest of persimmons in Spain, the global market leader for persimmons.

Note that the export volumes of persimmons from Uzbekistan are growing quite rapidly and reach almost 100 thousand tons. The main competitors of Uzbekistan in the Russian persimmon market are Azerbaijan, Iran, Israel, Georgia, Turkey, and China. Russia, on the other hand, is the world’s largest importer of persimmons. Kazakhstan that also imports large volumes of persimmons from Uzbekistan is second in terms of persimmon imports globally. Another country in our region, Ukraine, is fourth after Germany. More and more persimmons from Uzbekistan are sold every year in Ukraine. In 2020, Uzbekistan supplied Ukraine with a record volume – 1.8 thousand mt.

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Russia Sharply Increased Imports of Watermelon from Uzbekistan and Turkey, Setting a New Record

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In 2021 Russia will set a new record for watermelon imports. With several months still left till the end of the year, the record has already been set – as of the end of July 2021, imports of watermelon in Russia reached 46 thousand mt, while in 2020, in total, 38,3 thousand mt of watermelon were imported.

Thus, according to our estimates, by the end of 2021, imports of fresh watermelon to Russia may exceed 70 thousand mt for the first time, and the import volume will grow by about 80% compared to 2020’s record imports.

In certain circumstances, the imports of watermelons to the Russian Federation may even double. in 2021, watermelon prices across Europe were unusually low. Even if Russia could not directly import watermelons from Ukraine where farmers were ready to give them from the field for free, imports from Central Asia, where prices during the peak export in June-July, were also the lowest in recent years. (more…)

Food City Wholesale Market in Moscow is Oversaturated with Uzbek Table Grapes

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The supply of Uzbek table grapes on the Russian market is beginning to significantly exceed demand, and this ratio has formed a downward trend in prices. Russian purchasing retail chains have reduced purchasing prices for Uzbek table grapes by 25-30% over the past month.

At the same time, market participants foresee a further decline in prices for Uzbek table grapes in the near future, despite the current prices being already 20-30% lower compared to the same period last year.

Since the export season of Uzbek table grapes starts in July and its most active phase, which accounts for most of the annual export volumes, lasts from August to November, now is the peak season. Therefore, we can already draw conclusions that the prices for Uzbek table grapes in Russia are not favorable for their growers and exporters. (more…)

Export of Apricots from Uzbekistan Decreased 6.5 Times in May-June 2021

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According to the State Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan, in the first half of 2021, the exports volume of apricot amounted to only 8.8 thousand mt worth $ 7.7 million. In the same period last year, the republic exported 6.5 times more – 56.9 thousand mt. Considering that the season for exporting fresh apricots from Uzbekistan to foreign markets lasts three months – from May to July, the above data for the first half of the year can be attributed to two months – May-June. Thus, the exports of Uzbek apricots in May-June 2021 decreased 6.5 times in physical terms compared to the same period last year. However, there is an important note: ​​the exports of apricots from Uzbekistan in 2020 was a record one.

Even without taking into account the record last year, the exports of fresh apricots in May-June 2021 decreased several times compared to the same period in previous years. For example: 5.3 times by 2019, 3.5 times – 2018, 2.2 times – 2017.

The three post-Soviet countries account for 96% of the exports of Uzbek apricot in May-June 2021:

Kazakhstan – 4.0 thousand mt (45% of the total exports volume of fresh apricots);

Russia – 3.1 thousand mt (35%)

Kyrgyzstan – 1.4 thousand mt (16%)

At the same time, 81% of the exports volume of fresh apricots was shipped to foreign markets from three regions of Uzbekistan – Fergana (47%), Tashkent (22%) and Namangan (13%) regions. Accordingly, the total share of the remaining 11 regions of the republic in the exports of fresh apricots was 19%.

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