According to EastFruit analysts, consumers in Uzbekistan and Tajikistan enjoy record low prices for popular citrus fruits as if this was some kind of a compensation for the record high prices for grapes due to abnormal frosts in January 2023.
In particular, prices for mandarins in Uzbekistan, thanks to Pakistan’s expansion, have reached all-time lows and are the lowest among all countries in the region. The situation with oranges is absolutely identical – prices in Uzbekistan are record low for this period of the year and the lowest of all countries in the region. This is further confirmation that the policy of eliminating import duties on fruits that are not grown in the country is absolutely correct and helps to increase the local population’s access to healthy fresh fruits.
Also in Tajikistan, wholesale and retail prices for oranges and Mandarins are at levels close to record lows in recent years, although they are higher than in Uzbekistan. This is due to smaller market size, more expensive logistics and higher payments for access to the Tajikistan’s market.
Mandarin prices in Uzbekistan reach record lows
Last week, EastFruit wrote about a sharp drop in wholesale prices for mandarins in Uzbekistan. Prices for these popular citrus fruits dropped 38% in just one week thanks to the arrival of the first large quantities imported fruits from Pakistan. During the current week wholesale prices for mandarins continued to decline, reaching new record lows for this time of year.
According to EastFruit price monitoring, from December 8 to December 15, 2023, the average wholesale price for mandarins in Uzbekistan decreased from 10,000 to 8,000 sum/kg (from $0.81 to $0.65), i.e. by 20% over one week. Considering that over the past two months, wholesale prices for these products have been decreasing almost every week, the average wholesale price has dropped from 29,000 to 8,000 sum/kg (from $2.37 to $0 ,65), i.e. 3.6 times during this period.
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