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Assessment of Regional Agri Logistics Centers in Uzbekistan FINAL
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• Section 6: Comparative Analysis • Section 7: Recommendations 1. MARKET OVERVIEW 1.1 AGRICULTURE-BASED, EXPORT-LED GROWTH Over the last 3 years, Uzbekistan has experienced a significant increase in export-led growth in the agriculture sector due to robust policy reforms undertaken by the Government of Uzbekistan. These reforms were specifically designed to promote jobs and economic growth through increased exports of high value horticultural products such as, but not limited to apricots, cherries, grapes, persimmons and plums. In 2018, horticulture exports grew by 35 percent in both volume and value compared to 2017. This can be attributed to several factors, including positive advances in the regulatory and enabling environment discussed in this section below. The horticulture subsector is not only the most successful agricultural export subsector for Uzbekistan, but it also serves as the largest economic subsector in the country. According to the World Bank, the horticulture subsector in Uzbekistan generated 80 percent of total crop production in Uzbekistan, which in turn accounted for 53 percent of gross agricultural output in 2018. Horticulture also has a greater than average positive impact on employment amongst other agricultural sectors. 1.2 TRADE & EXPORT PERFORMANCE Uzbekistan is a net exporter of horticulture products. It accounted for 80 percent of the agri-food export, which together with cotton fiber made up 9 percent of total export. Compared to 2015, the export volume of vegetables in 2018 grew by 133 percent and fruits by 183 percent. Uzbekistan exports more than 180 kinds of fresh and processed horticulture products. The export geography has expanded over the last 5 years to trade with more than 80 countries, allowing Uzbekistan to become: the 2nd largest global exporter of dried apricots; the 3rd largest exporter of persimmon; the 4th largest exporter of raisins and apricots; and the 5th /6th largest exporter of dried prune, fresh cherries and plums .The other major export products include fresh peaches, fresh plums, and tomatoes. The export performance of the major fruits has shown relatively steady growth between the year 2015 and 2018, refer Figure 1 below. USAID.GOV ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL AGRI-LOGISTICS CENTERS IN UZBEKISTAN | 10 Figure 1 Five years export performance of the major fruit and vegetables of Uzbekistan in million USD Source: International Trade Center based on UN COMTRADE and ITC statistics All major products from Uzbekistan are exported to lower value export destination countries, at cheaper cost. As per the export performance of 2017 and 2018, except fresh cherries and fresh apricots, the average cost of exported fruits and vegetables were 2 to 3 times lower than the average world price refer table below. The highest valued exporter countries in large volume of fruit and vegetable of produce include USA, Chile, Turkey, South Africa and most EU countries; for further details of the market performance of different countries refer to Annex 4. The challenges and potentials for improvement of Uzbekistan to join the high valued exporter countries including the food safety and quality requirements and the regulatory and support organizations have been assessed and evaluated in the following sections, specifically under section 5 and 6. Download 1.01 Mb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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