Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- For 9 months of 2020, Uzbekistan exported peppers to 22 foreign countries in the amount of US$7.4 million. Compared to the corresponding period of last year, the export geography has increased by 5 countries.

According to the press service of the State Statistics Committee, the countries that have exported the most pepper in Uzbekistan over the past 9 months:

Kazakhstan – US$2.3 million;

Russia - US$1.3 million;

USA - US$1.1 million;

Germany - US$1.0 million;

Ukraine - US$211,700;

Belgium - US$152,900;

Turkey - US$126,000;

Others - US$327,100.

According to the information, for 9 months of 2020, among the regions, Samarkand region exported the largest amount of pepper in the amount of US$1.81 million. This figure is 24.5% of the total export of pepper.