From January to March, local farmers sold 375,3 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables outside the country. In world currency terms, sales of this type of agricultural product amounted to 219,8 million US dollars.
According to the Statistics Agency of the Republic of Uzbekistan, compared to the same period last year, the export figure increased by 72,5%. Growth in monetary terms reached 20,7%.
The four largest importers of Uzbek fruits and vegetables included Pakistan (26,2%), Russia (25,1%), Kazakhstan (10,5%) and China (9,2%).
The threat of drought remains in southern Russia
In the Southern and North Caucasus Federal Districts, reduced moisture content of the topsoil is observed. Such data appeared in the agrometeorological review of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia....