The 1st International Fruit and Vegetable Fair will be held at the National Exhibition Complex Uzexpocentre in Tashkent from 12-14 July. The fair will be attended by representatives of foreign processing and trading companies, international trade organizations, Chamber of Commerce, ministries and departments of the agriculture sector, and logistic companies from around 40 foreign countries, as well as domestic producers and processors of fruit and vegetables. More than 150 representatives of local organizations, agencies and logistics companies will attend the fair. In particular, about 100 exporters of fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products.
The main purpose of the organization and holding of the fair is to raise awareness among foreign companies of the enormous potential of fresh vegetables, fruits, grapes and melons produced in Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan has the highest agricultural resource potential and produces more than 17.0 mln tons of fruits and vegetables per year. Of these, more than 4.0 mln tons are being exported. The volume of fruit and vegetable products manufactured in the country, provide not only the needs of the population of the republic, but also deliver high quality products to foreign markets.
Since independence, the fruits and vegetables of the republic have been supplied to more than 100 countries worldwide. In 2015 Uzbekistan produced 12,592,000 tons of vegetables and potatoes, 2.731 mln tons of fruit, 1.850 mln tons of melon products, 1.556 mln tons of grapes. Earlier the republic traditionally supplied fruits and vegetables mostly to Russia and Kazakhstan, in recent years, the demand for domestic products has grown significantly both in the markets of Europe and Asia. The geography of export deliveries has been expanded to Norway, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil, Cyprus, Macedonia, USA, and others.
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