Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan's fruit and vegetable exports declined by 10.9% year-on-year to US$1,299.1 million in January–September 2026, according to the National Statistics Committee of Uzbekistan.
In volume terms, the country exported 1,560.6 thousand tonnes of fruit and vegetable products during the nine-month period, down 3.0%, or 48.2 thousand tonnes, from a year earlier. In January–September 2025, exports totalled 1,608.9 thousand tonnes worth US$1,457.4 million.
Fruit and vegetable products accounted for 5.0% of Uzbekistan's total exports during the reporting period.
Fruit exports reached 393.0 thousand tonnes valued at US$445.2 million, compared with 413.7 thousand tonnes worth US$489.2 million a year earlier.
Grape exports generated US$123.0 million from shipments of 151.6 thousand tonnes. In the corresponding period of 2025, Uzbekistan exported 150.7 thousand tonnes of grapes worth US$145.6 million.
Peach exports increased in both volume and value. Shipments rose from 111.5 thousand to 119.9 thousand tonnes, while export earnings climbed from US$105.1 million to US$116.8 million.
Exports of dried grapes declined to 63.2 thousand tonnes worth US$74.2 million, while sweet cherry shipments fell to 25.2 thousand tonnes valued at US$59.9 million.
Dried prune exports decreased to 20.6 thousand tonnes worth US$38.1 million. Dried apricot shipments also declined to 12.5 thousand tonnes, although export revenue increased from US$31.8 million to US$33.1 million.
Vegetable exports, by contrast, recorded growth in both volume and value. Shipments increased from 493.8 thousand to 557.2 thousand tonnes, while export earnings rose from US$172.1 million to US$206.2 million.
Onions accounted for 317.3 thousand tonnes of vegetable exports, generating US$92.4 million. Cabbage shipments totalled 139.8 thousand tonnes worth US$55.1 million, while tomato exports reached 34.2 thousand tonnes valued at US$35.5 million.
Carrot exports amounted to 59.8 thousand tonnes worth US$13.4 million, while garlic shipments reached 6.1 thousand tonnes valued at US$9.8 million.
Exports of melons and watermelons declined from 229.2 thousand to 206.3 thousand tonnes. However, their export value increased to US$64.7 million from US$56.5 million a year earlier.
Uzbekistan also exported 16.7 thousand tonnes of peanuts and nuts worth US$38.8 million, along with 36.8 thousand tonnes of mung beans valued at US$34.7 million.
Exports of other fruit and vegetable products totalled 350.6 thousand tonnes worth US$509.4 million, compared with 418.0 thousand tonnes valued at US$659.2 million during the corresponding period of 2025.
Overall, Uzbekistan's exports reached US$25.8 billion in January–September 2026, a decline of 5.5% year-on-year.
However, merchandise exports excluding gold increased by 31.6% to US$13.3 billion over the same period.
