A family enterprise “Yahyohon Trade 2020” from the Fergana region of Uzbekistan implemented a large project to produce dried fruits and in the very first year of operation its export revenue exceeded US $3.7 million, according to EastFruit.
The new project includes drying, processing and packaging of fruits and has been developed on an area of about 5 hectares with a total investment of US $4.5 million. The annual processing capacity is 10 thousand tons of fresh fruits. Currently, 200 permanent and 300 seasonal jobs have been created, according to the official website of the administration of the Fergana region.
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During the January-October of 2023, the company exported products totaling US $3.7 million.
According to trade statistics, in January-August 2023, Uzbekistan’s export revenue from dried fruits reached US $43 million, which is 50% more than in the same period last year. Over 60% of this amount comes from prunes. Uzbekistan has been increasing exports of dried prunes for the second year in a row and has ambitions to eventually become a global leader of this segment.
Over the past few years, Uzbekistan’s export revenue from the supply of dried fruits averaged about $50 million:
2020 – 50.4 million;
2021 – 44.3 million;
2022 – 52.4 million
At the end of this year, the country’s export revenue from the supply of dried fruits will increase significantly, and according to EastFruit analysts, mainly due to a sharp increase in the volume of exports of Uzbek prunes.
