Uzbek Commodity Exchange (UZEX): physical commodity exchange in Tashkent
The Uzbek Commodity Exchange in Tashkent handles a broad range of commodities, including important agricultural products such as wheat, cottonseed oil and…
AGR-049 · Physical commodity exchange · Tashkent, Uzbekistan · UZS
Organised trading in domestic commodities, including agricultural goods
The Uzbek Commodity Exchange in Tashkent handles a broad range of commodities, including important agricultural products such as wheat, cottonseed oil and cotton fibre. It should not be confused with the Toshkent securities exchange. UZEX operates several trading systems, so group-wide transaction counts can include activities other than agricultural commodity trading. A buyer should compare a defined product and trading segment rather than treating the operator's entire activity as agricultural turnover.
Exchange bulletins report weekly quantities and movements in average prices, frequently expressed in thousands of Uzbek soums per tonne. Omitting the word thousand would create a factor-of-one-thousand error. For cotton fibre, the bulletin distinguishes offered quantities from sold quantities; the same distinction should be retained when extracting historical observations. A weekly average is a reference for analysis, not an executable quote for a specific lot.
A buyer should establish access to the appropriate system, any brokerage arrangement and documents required for settlement. For wheat, intended use, quality parameters, warehouse location and loading conditions are important. For oil, distinguish refined from crude material and confirm whether supply is bulk or packaged. Cotton fibre requires a precise grade and consignment documentation. Domestic delivery and export need separate cost calculations because the exchange price does not automatically include border and transport expenses. Agree the commercial currency and payment schedule before treating an indicative comparison as a firm procurement budget.
A seller should align the commodity description with the contract, availability date and ability to release the stated weight. Before listing an offer, check commissions, security requirements, payment timing and procedures if collection is refused. Retain the contract identifier, unit, currency, price and delivery location, distinguishing an offer from an executed transaction. When comparing bulletins with the business's own results, allow for changes in the quality mix. An average covering all grades of oil or fibre can move even when a particular grade's price changes little. This makes a consistent series of clearly defined observations more useful than a collection of isolated headline prices from different systems.
What is priced: Grains, oilseeds and pulses, Coffee, cocoa, tea, sugar, cotton, rubber and spices, Vegetable oils and olive oil
Where to find the prices
Products and quotations
Wheat; Cottonseed oil; Cotton fibre
Key figures
- Weekly wheat sales: 38,480 t (29). 09–05.10.2025. One week of exchange trading, not annual turnover.
- Weekly cottonseed oil sales: 1,346 t (29). 09–05.10.2025. One week of exchange trading.
Sources
- UZEX — weekly quotations
- UZEX — weekly digest
- UZEX — network profile
All agricultural exchanges, markets and price sources
