BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 3. Uzbekistan has exported to Azerbaijan some 1,500 tons of fruit and vegetables worth $2.1 million from January through February 2023, Trend reports citing the Uzbek State Statistics Committee.
This figure has decreased by 37.5 percent year-on-year (in 2M2022 – 2,400 tons worth $3 million).
During the reporting period, Uzbekistan overall exported 135,600 tons of fruit and vegetables worth $116.4 million – a decrease of 1.2 times or 28,500 tons.
From January through February 2023, Uzbekistan exported to its trade partners some 17,600 tons of mug beans, 15,500 tons of dried grapes, 15,300 tons of cabbages, 11,100 tons of grapes, 7,600 tons of tomato, 6,200 tons of pomegranate, 4,400 tons of prunes, 3,600 tons of chili pepper, 1,400 tons of peanut.
The 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), etc.
According to the Uzbek State Statistics Committee, the trade turnover between Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan in the reporting period amounted to $25.5 million. Uzbekistan exported to Azerbaijan goods and services worth $16.8 million, while imports – were $8.7 million.
In 2022, Uzbekistan exported to Azerbaijan some 10,000 tons of fruit and vegetables worth $14.1 million.