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Uzbekistan inks export contracts worth $151M

30 January 2017 [11:49] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Kamila Aliyeva

Uzbekistan signed contracts and agreements worth $151.2 million on export of fresh and processed fruit and vegetable products to the European countries during the international agricultural fair “Green Week 2017” in Berlin.

The contracts on the export of fruit and vegetables were signed with representatives of more than 10 countries, including Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, South Korea, India, China, the United Arab Emirates and Turkey.

The Uzbek delegation included entrepreneurs and farmers, regional and district governors, representatives of the processing and export companies of the republic, and was headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan, Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources Zoir Mirzaev, Uzagroexport company reported.

Agro-industrial potential of Uzbekistan at the fair was presented by such foreign trade companies as HC "Uzbekozikovkatholding" HC "Uzvinsanoat-holding", JSC "Uzagroexport", as well as by farmers of different regions of Uzbekistan.

Uzbekistan’s national stand presented the food potential of the country. A wide range of fresh fruit, vegetables and melons, dried fruit, fat and wine products, spices and seasonings, processed fruit and vegetables products - juices, jams, and various canned products were demonstrated at the fair.

The international exhibition “Green Week” is one of the largest events in the field of food industry, horticulture, agriculture and forestry.

The 82nd International trade exhibition for the food, agriculture, and gardening industry “Green Week 2017” was held in Berlin, Germany on January 20-29. This year it was attended by more than 1.600 companies and farms from 66 countries.

During the "Green Week" in 2016, Uzbekistan signed an agreement valued at more than $91.2 million.

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