The autumn fruit and vegetable market is becoming more active. Last week, onions became the top-selling product on the EastFruit trading platforms, potato prices rose in both Ukraine and Uzbekistan, while pears continued to get cheaper.
Analysis of the region’s trading platforms for Week 39 of 2026.
Key points of the week:
- Onion was the top-selling product.
- The supply of beetroot and pumpkins doubled.
- Tomato sales continued to fall.
- More sellers in Ukraine offered pears, and prices went down.
- Uzbekistan increased sales of persimmons.
- Watermelon dropped out of the top-selling products.
- Potato prices rose in Uzbekistan and Ukraine.
- Onion prices continued to fall in Ukraine.
- In the technology group, fruit and berry seedlings remained the main product.
These and other trends in the fruit and vegetable markets of the region are covered in the weekly review of the EastFruit trading platforms.
Last week, the EastFruit Trade Platform group saw wider activity by country, while the total number of offers stayed at the same level as the previous week. Supply increased from Uzbekistan, Egypt and Kazakhstan. At the same time, participants from Ukraine, Iran and Turkey posted fewer offers. Offers from Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, the Netherlands and China appeared again.
In total, representatives of 13 countries bought and sold fruit and vegetable products during the week. The top five countries by the number of offers were Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Egypt, Iran and Turkey.
The supply of onions started to grow again. As a result, onions became the most actively sold product on the platform last week. The number of beetroot sellers doubled, bringing beetroot back to the list of frequently sold products. Carrots were also offered more often than a week earlier.
Tomato supply continued to fall. Garlic was offered by sellers from Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Sweet peppers were offered less often. At the same time, sales of Chinese cabbage and pumpkins increased. By the way, Halloween pumpkins in the UK may be twice as small as usual because of the heat.
In the fruit and berry segment, apples remained the leader by the number of offers. Sellers from Ukraine increased pear sales. At the same time, the first harvest is being collected in Ukraine’s largest pear orchard in Kirovohrad region.
For the third week in a row, the supply of persimmons from Uzbekistan continued to grow. Blueberries were offered by participants from China. Grapes and plums were offered less often than the week before, while watermelon dropped out of the top-selling products.
Tomatoes and vegetables from the “borscht set” were in the highest demand among group participants. Buyers also posted requests for apples, plums and melons relatively often.
Now let us look at price changes in Ukraine and Uzbekistan compared with the previous week.
EastFruit Trade Platform prices – Ukraine
In Ukraine, onion prices continued to fall. Potatoes and carrots started to become more expensive. Sweet peppers became cheaper, while cucumber prices increased. Zucchini and eggplant prices continued to rise. Garlic was sold cheaper than a week earlier.
In the fruit and berry segment, pear prices fell again. Grape prices also went down. Melon prices continued to rise. Watermelons started to become more expensive. Plum prices doubled, and nectarines also rose in price.
EastFruit Trade Platform prices – Uzbekistan
In Uzbekistan, pears continued to become cheaper. Peach prices started to rise. As in Ukraine, potatoes were sold at higher prices than a week earlier. Meanwhile, Karakalpakstan plans to plant 30,000 hectares of new orchards and increase fruit exports.
Activity also increased in the EastFruit Fruittechnology group. Fruit and berry seedlings remained the most actively sold product, and their supply continued to grow. The number of sellers offering containers and packaging decreased. Offers of vegetable seedlings and seeds also appeared.
Technology materials and equipment included freezing chambers, drip irrigation tape, greenhouse film and agrofibre. Read more about how smart irrigation is changing the economics of orchards in Uzbekistan in this article.
Read the analysis of fruit and vegetable supply on the trading platforms for Week 38 of 2026 here, and what was traded during the same period last year here.
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