BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 27. Uzbekistan exported some 2,200 tons of prunes worth $3.5 million in January 2023, which is an increase of 61.9 percent, compared to the same period in 2022, Trend reports via State Statistics Committee.
In January 2023, Uzbekistan overall exported 67,500 tons of fruit and vegetables worth $58,400 million. Fruit and vegetable exports decreased by 11.3 tons compared to the figure for January 2022 (78,600 tons).
During the reporting period, Uzbekistan exported some 8,800 tons of cabbage, 7,700 tons of fresh grapes, 7,500 tons of dried grapes, 6,300 tons of mug beans, 3,300 tons of tomato, 3,200 tons of pomegranate, and 900 tons of peanut.
The Uzbek fruit and vegetables were imported by Kazakhstan (23,500 tons), Russia (15,300 tons), China (7,400 tons), Kyrgyzstan (5,500 tons), Pakistan (4,800 tons), Afghanistan (2,600 tons), Türkiye (1,400 tons), Belarus (800 tons), and Iran (700 tons).
Meanwhile, in January 2023, the trade turnover of Uzbekistan amounted to $5.04 billion, increasing by 42 percent, compared to the first month of 2022 ($3.5 billion). Export from Uzbekistan in January 2023 amounted to about $2.08 billion, while imports to Uzbekistan - were $2.9 billion.