Between January and August 2024, Uzbekistan shipped a total of 32.2 thousand tons of cherries to 16 different countries, generating $70.4 million in revenue, as stated by the nation's Statistics Agency.
This marks an increase of $17.5 million in the export value when compared to the same period in the previous year.
The Statistics Agency highlighted that Russia was the top buyer, importing 25.4 thousand tons of cherries. Meanwhile, Kazakhstan took in 3.5 thousand tons, and Kyrgyzstan secured 2.7 thousand tons.
Other buyers included Belarus with 193 tons, the United Arab Emirates with 118 tons, China with 91 tons, South Korea with 28 tons, Malaysia with 17.4 tons, and Saudi Arabia with 7.1 tons of cherries.
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