The Georgian spices-producing company Igoeti intends to start exporting about 20 commodity items to the Netherlands, the USA, Kazakhstan, and Japan this year, as well as to strengthen its position in the domestic market. read more

Carrot prices in Ukraine increase each day, according to EastFruit analysts. Limited supply of carrots caused by destruction of the key production regions in the south of Ukraine by the Russian army, keeps pushes carrot prices up. Despite very high price levels trading activity in this segment
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Due to the rapid decrease in the quality of white cabbage in the storage facilities of Ukrainian producers, local farmers began to massively reduce prices for it this week, EastFruit project analysts report. Another factor that affected selling prices in the segment was the decline in demand for
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In January 2023 Georgia has imported the highest volume of onions for January at least since 2014. Wholesale prices have gone up – which was expected. Key suppliers of onions were Georgia’s immediate neighbors. EastFruit’s analysts have researched both the statistical data and
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According to EastFruit analysts, Turkish apple exports in the 2022/23 season continue to lag significantly behind those in the 2021/22 season. As of the end of December 2022, Turkey was able to export 135 thousand tons of new crop apples, which is 6% less than the previous season. read more

For the first time after a three-year ban due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tajik trucks crossed the border of China, according to the Ministry of Transport of the republic. China has lifted entry restrictions imposed as part of the fight against COVID-19, since January 8, 2023. read more

Startup “Gemozea” plans to produce dry tkemali and tomato sauces in disposable packages. Although the production of dry sauces is not an innovation itself, it is a novelty in the production of Georgian traditional sauces. The startup has won the Future Agro Challenge Georgia 2022 and
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The topic of onion shortage in the region continues to be the main one on the agenda, according to EastFruit experts. As we previously reported, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and Tajikistan all banned onion exports. Now another country of the region, Kyrgyzstan, has been added to the list of onion
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“Why are our regular buyers of frozen fruits and berries silent?! Why are they not buying anything from the beginning of the season until now, end of January 2023?! Prices of many products have fallen sharply and there still no demand?! Are they really waiting for even more price cuts?!”
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A wave of bans on exports of fresh vegetables in the countries of Central Asia continues. After some deliberation, EastFruit team reports that Tajikistan decided to also ban exports to prevent local prices from soaring even more. Market participants learned about the export ban from the press
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According to EastFruit analysts, banana prices increased more than most other fruits on a year as of the end of January 2023, considering produce market situation in Poland, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Moldova, Georgia and Tajikistan. At the same time the rise in prices in Eastern Europe was much
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According to EastFruit analysts, in 2022 Egypt became the main supplier of oranges to Uzbekistan, replacing the previous long-term leader, which was Turkey. read more

According EastFruit analysts, in January 2023, the weighted average wholesale price for high-quality apples of Gala variety increased only slightly – by about 0.5 MDL/kg (US $0.02/kg). So far, the increase does not reach the price level that is comfortable for the agricultural producers,
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Orange price trends in January 2022 in Uzbekistan where completely opposite to the same month of 2021 and 2020 according to EastFruit. Prices for fresh oranges increased during the first month of 2022 while they were mostly dropping in the same month of previous two years. read more

According to EastFruit analysts, the wholesale price of onions in Tajikistan continues to grow rapidly, renewing previous records. Literally in one day, wholesale prices for onions increased by 1 TJS, which is equivalent to 8 US cents or an increase of 13% during 24 hrs. Prices have already
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Representatives of the Association of Grape Producers and Exporters of Moldova noted that in 2022 exports of table grapes from Moldova to Romania almost doubled compared to the previous year. Exports of Moldovan grapes to Poland increased even faster – it has tripled in comparison to 2021 in
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As EastFruit price monitoring shows, prices for carrots have been rising on the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market for two weeks in a row now. After a slight and short decline caused by a reduction in consumer demand for all vegetables of the so called “borscht set” (potatoes,
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Representatives of the Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Sciences (Ukraine) developed and officially registered seven new blackcurrant varieties. Breeders have been working on their varieties for almost 20 years, according to EastFruit. read more

For many years, EastFruit analysts have been actively promoting investments into production of frozen fruits, berries, and vegetables in the countries of Central Asia. Finally, in the recent couple of years we see a result of our efforts – the exports of frozen produce from Uzbekistan are
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According to EastFruit analysts, Ukrainian producers were able to increase exports of frozen raspberries in 2022 beating the previous record! This is especially amazing considering extremely difficult conditions due to the Russian war and occupation of some territories of Ukraine, labor
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