BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 3. Uzbekistan has shared data on the volume of lemon exports in 2022, Trend reports via the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
According to the statistics, Uzbekistan exported 5,300 tons of lemons worth $5.7 million from January through December 2022.
Lemon exports increased by 164 tons, compared to the corresponding period last year. The committee notes that Uzbekistan in 2022 exported lemons to 10 countries.
Most of exports went to Russia (3,600 tons), Kazakhstan (1,100 tons), and Kyrgyzstan (611 tons).
Uzbekistan's most active regions in terms of exports of lemons were:
Ferghana region – 2,100 tons;
Tashkent region – 646 tons;
Khorezm region - 613 tons;
Namangan region – 428 tons.
Uzbekistan exported 1.7 million tons of fruit and vegetables worth $1.1 billion in 2022. Fruit and vegetables exports increased by 18.5 percent compared to the corresponding period of last year.
During the reporting period, the share of fruit and vegetables in total exports amounted to 5.9 percent.
