Uzbekistan lifts ban on fruit, vegetable export by vehicles
Uzbekistan has lifted the ban on export of fruits, potatoes, melons and grapes by vehicles.
Under the government decree published in local media outlets, Uzbekistan will permit the export of these products by vehicles owned by legal entities and individuals who have a license to carry out international cargo transportation from July 1, 2016.
Uzbekistan's government tasked the agricultural exporters to export the mentioned products only by railways and air transport on Sept.1 of 2015.
Later, the government permitted the export of fruits and vegetables by motor vehicles by legal entities included in the list approved by a special working group till Jan.1 of 2016.
However, this permission was extended till July 1 of 2016.
The fruit and vegetable production in Uzbekistan increased by 6.7 percent in 2015 and stood at 12.6 million tons, melons - 5.9 percent (1.8 million tons), grapes - 11.4 percent (1.56 million tons).
Around 500,000-700,000 tons of this volume is exported.
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