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Uzbekistan's beverage production rises by 11% in nine months

Uzbekistan's beverage production rises by 11% in nine months
Uzbekistan's beverage production rises by 11% in nine months / Photo: UzDaily.

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan's major enterprises produced 25.5 trillion soums worth of beverages in January–September 2026, up 11% year-on-year, the National Statistics Committee reported.

Tashkent recorded the highest output, with beverage production valued at 14.9 trillion soums. This accounted for more than half of the national total.

Enterprises in Tashkent region produced 4.1 trillion soums worth of beverages, followed by Khorezm region with 1.9 trillion soums and Samarkand region with 1.6 trillion soums. Output in Namangan region reached 1.4 trillion soums.

Production was considerably lower in other regions. Bukhara region recorded 414.2 billion soums worth of beverages, while Karakalpakstan produced 378.9 billion soums.

Output reached 177.8 billion soums in Kashkadarya region, 162.8 billion soums in Ferghana region and 154.9 billion soums in Syrdarya region.

Surkhandarya region produced 127.8 billion soums worth of beverages, followed by Andijan region with 114.4 billion soums. Production totalled 75.2 billion soums in Jizzakh region and 21.1 billion soums in Navoi region.

Askar Yakubov
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