BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 22. Uzbekistan exported 17,600 tons of mung beans worth $13.3 million from January through February 2023, Trend reports via Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
Mung bean exports in the reporting period decreased by 4.3 percent, compared to the same period in 2022 (18,400 tons worth $14.5 million).
The largest volume of mung beans is produced in the Tashkent, Namangan, Jizzakh, and Samarkand regions of Uzbekistan.
From January through February 2023, Uzbekistan exported 135,600 tons of fruit and vegetables worth $116.4 million, decreasing by 1.2 times or 28,500 tons, compared to the reporting period in 2022.
The main importers of Uzbek fruit and vegetables were Kazakhstan (44,800 tons), Russia (29,200 tons), China (19,500 tons), Kyrgyzstan (11,900 tons), Pakistan (9,200 tons), Afghanistan (4,600 tons), Türkiye (2,000 tons), Azerbaijan (1,500 tons), Belarus (1,400 tons), etc.
During the reporting period, the trade turnover of Uzbekistan amounted to $8.9 billion, increasing by 2 percent or $176.4 million, compared to the same period last year ($8.7 billion). Export from Uzbekistan in the reporting period amounted to about $3.1 billion, while imports to Uzbekistan - were $5.7 billion.
In 2022, trade partners of Uzbekistan imported 122,400 tons of mung beans worth $93.5 million - a decrease of 8.6 percent, compared to 2021.