BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 19. Uzbekistan
exported 1.44 million tons of fruit and vegetable products worth
approximately $1.2 billion in the period from January through
August 2026.


This was reflected in the statement by the National Statistics
Committee.


According to the Statistics Committee, vegetables accounted for
the largest share of exports, totaling 551,300 tons during the
reporting period.


"Exports of fruits and berries reached 332,800 tons, while
watermelons and melons accounted for 198,500 tons. Other exported
products included 36,200 tons of mung beans and 14,700 tons of
peanuts and nuts. The remaining 304,200 tons consisted of other
fruit and vegetable products, according to the committee," the
Statistics Committee reported.


According to Trend’s calculations, vegetables accounted for
approximately 38.4% of total export volume, followed by fruits and
berries at 23.1% and watermelons and melons at 13.8%. Other
products represented around 21.2% of the total, while mung beans
and peanuts and nuts accounted for approximately 2.5% and 1%,
respectively.







The three largest categories — vegetables, fruits and berries,
and watermelons and melons — together accounted for approximately
1.08 million tons, or 75.3% of Uzbekistan’s total fruit and
vegetable exports during the first eight months of 2026.


Despite the substantial volume, total fruit and vegetable
exports declined year over year. Physical shipments fell by 1.4%,
or approximately 20,800 tons, compared with January-August 2025,
while export value decreased by 6.6% to around $1.18 billion.


Vegetable exports increased during the period, rising from
488,300 tons in January-August 2025 to 551,300 tons in 2026.
According to Trend’s calculations, this represented an increase of
63,000 tons, or approximately 12.9%. By contrast, fruit and berry
exports declined from 376,700 tons to 332,800 tons, a decrease of
43,900 tons, or around 11.7%.


The figures highlight diverging trends across product
categories, with stronger vegetable shipments offset by lower
exports of fruits and berries. The larger decline in export value
than in physical volume also indicates that export earnings
weakened more sharply than the total quantity shipped.