Uzbekistan to produce 18m tonnes of fruits, vegetables in 2015
12/10/2015 18:36
Uzbekistan to produce 18m tonnes of fruits, vegetables in 2015
12/10/2015 18:36
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- Uzbekistan is planning to produce over 18 million tonnes of fruits and vegetables in 2015, including vegetables (53% from total volume), fruits (15%), potatoes (14%), melons and gourds (10%) and grapes (8%).
About 80% of products are directed to meet demand of population, 14% - to industrial processing, 3% - exported and 3% - for seeds.
Uzbekistan annually increases the volume of exports of raw and processed fruits and vegetables. The country exports products for US$1.3 billion – US$1.5 billion to over 40 countries.
In 2014, Uzbekistan started to export products to Italy (apricot kernels), Czech Republic (dried apricots, peanuts), Malaysia (mung bean), Vietnam (mung bean), Singapore (cherry and fresh apricots) and Lebanon (walnut).
It is worth to mention that fruits and vegetables account over 9% of exports of Uzbekistan and 50% of exports of small and private businesses.
Uzbekistan produced about 17.5 million of fruits and vegetables, including 9.3 million tonnes of vegetables, 2.5 million tonnes of potatoes, 1.7 million tonnes of melons and gourds, 2.5 million tonnes of fruits and 1.5 million tonnes of grapes. Uzbekistan increased production of fruits and vegetables by 9.2% year-on-year in 2013.
Samarkand (16.8% from total produced fruits and vetegables), Tashkent (15.5%), Andijan (12.9%), Ferghana region (8.7%), Surkhandarya (8.1%), Namangan (7.1%) and Bukhara (6.8%) regions produce the most fruits and vegetables in Uzbekistan.
Annually, Uzbekistan increases exports of fruits and vegetables, which increase revenue. If in 2010, Uzbekistan exported 690,500 tonnes fresh and dried fruits and vegetables, as well as beans and received US$1.2 million, in 2014 the country exported 611,900 tonnes of such products and received US$1.5 billion.
About 74% of exported products or 452,600 tonnes fell to share fresh fruits and vegetables, 13.4% or 82,300 tonnes – beans and 12.6% and 77,000 tonnes – dried fruits in 2014.
Uzbekistan mainly exports such products as grapes, melons, tomatoes, pomegranates, herbs, kale, apricots, beans, peaches, cherries, cucumbers, beans, mung bean, dried grapes, walnut and others.
Above-mentioned fruits and vegetables accounted about US$1.3 billion or 85% from total exports revenue in 2014.
Uzbekistan also expands geography of exports. If Uzbekistan exported fruits and vegetables to 39 states in 2013, the figure rose to 43 countries in 2014.
Main trade partners of Uzbekistan on export of fruits and vegetables are Russia, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan, Iran, China, Turkey, UAE, Azerbaijan, India, Iraq, etc.
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