29 October 2026
According to Uzbekistan’s Statistics Committee, in January–September 2026 the country exported $1.3 billion of fruit and vegetables, 10.9% less than a year earlier ($1.46 billion). Volume fell by only 3%, to 1.56 million tonnes. Fruit exports dropped to 393,000 tonnes and $445 million, and grapes to $123 million (from $145.6 million). Vegetable exports, however, rose to 557,000 tonnes and $206 million, including 317,000 tonnes of onions.
On 30 October, at the Uzbekistan–Spain business forum in Tashkent, two memoranda (preliminary, non-binding statements of intent) were signed: with AGRITECHMUR on agricultural technology and water management, and with GLOBALTEC on an agro-logistics platform (a hub for storing, sorting and shipping farm produce) in the Surkhan-Agro free economic zone (an area with tax and customs breaks for investors) (Surkhandarya region). No amounts were given.
An important detail: export value fell much more than volume, which points to lower average prices or a change in the sales mix (more cheap products, fewer expensive ones). For trading companies this signals cheaper supply; for investors it is an argument for storage, processing and logistics projects that allow produce to be sold at higher prices.
Sources: UzDaily (Uzbekistan Statistics Committee data), 29 October 2026; Trend.az, 30 October 2026.