Farmers of Uzbekistan is unprofitable to grow apples due to the high cost of transportation, said the economist of the investment centre of the food and agricultural organization of Avandra Yarmak. On 15 June, according to the EastFruit.
The economist believes that the cultivation of apples in the climatic conditions of Uzbekistan is unprofitable. Uzbek apples be uncompetitive because of high transport costs.
Yarmak notes that export succeeds only in summer varieties of apples. Autumn varieties of this fruit grow in almost all countries, so the variety is not profitable to export. The expert recommends farmers to plant kiwi, pomegranate, cherry, apricot and peach.
As reported IA REGNUM, at the end of 2017, Uzbekistan exported 32 thousand tons of cherries, which is 5 thousand tons more than the exports of Spain. In 2018 the export of cherries can be 36 to 38 thousand tons.
Translated by service "Yandex.Translation"
