TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, August 27. Uzbekistan exported 1.2 million tons of fruit and vegetables worth $792.3 million from January through July 2024, Trend reports.
The data from Uzbekistan's Statistics Agency shows that this figure has increased by 9 percent compared to the same period last year (1.1 million tons in January–July 2023).
Russia accounted for the largest volume of horticultural product exports from Uzbekistan, with a total volume of 468,300 tons worth $343.9 million. Pakistan ranked second with 94,700 tons of exports worth $121.4 million, followed by Kazakhstan with 378,700 tons of horticultural products exported worth $121.4 million from January through July 2024.
The exports of horticultural products accounted for 5.4 percent of the total volume of Uzbekistan’s exports.
Meanwhile, the country exported 1 million tons of fruit and vegetables worth $607.3 million from January through June 2024. This figure has increased by 4.6 percent compared to the same period last year (955,200 tons in January–June 2023).
Russia accounted for the largest volume of horticultural product exports from Uzbekistan, with a total volume of 348,400 tons worth $250.1 million. Kazakhstan ranked second with 335,800 tons of exports worth $101.7 million, followed by Pakistan with 89,000 tons of horticultural products exported worth $92.7 million from January through June 2024.