Citrus price drop: orange, tangerine and lemon have sharply fallen in price in Uzbekistan

    Agriculture 20 November 2023 2823

    Over the past week, wholesale prices for orange in Uzbekistan have fallen by 30%, which was the largest weekly change in prices for this product in the past period of this year. In addition, over the past two weeks, locally produced lemon has sharply fallen in price, and tangerine prices have been declining for the fourth week in a row, according to EastFruit experts.

    According to EastFruit price monitoring, from November 10 to November 17, 2023, the average wholesale price of an orange in Uzbekistan decreased from 23,000 to 16,000 soums/kg. The current wholesale prices for this product are 20% lower than on the same date last year and 2021.

    Over the past week, tangerine also fell in price, from November 10 to November 17, 2023, the average wholesale price for this fruit decreased from 20,000 to 17,000 soums / kg, that is, by 15% in one week. Considering that prices for mandarin in Uzbekistan have been declining for the fourth week in a row, from October 20 to November 17, 2023, the average wholesale price decreased from 29,000 to 17,000 soums/kg, that is, by 41% over the past month. At the same time, the current wholesale prices for mandarin are at the level of prices fixed on the same date last year and 31% higher than on the same date in 2021.

    Over the past two weeks, prices for locally produced lemon have also fallen sharply in Uzbekistan, during this period retail prices in the capital's markets have decreased by an average of 1.5 times. In turn, this is due to a gradual increase in the supply of local lemon on the domestic market, since the harvest of these products in the country's greenhouses is entering an active phase. As of November 17, 2023, the average retail price of Uzbek lemon in the capital's markets is about 25,000 soums/kg.