Azerbaijan expands dried apricots market to Iran and Qatar

Azerbaijan imported $5.1 million worth of dried apricots in 2023, weighing 1,603 tons, Report informs, citing the State Statistical Committee.

This was a 13 percent rise in value and a 7 percent increase in volume from 2022.

Most of the dried apricots came from Türkiye ($2.2 million, 447.8 tons), Iran ($1.5 million, 473 tons), Uzbekistan ($794,700, 382.8 tons), Tajikistan ($594,900, 297.4 tons), and Iraq ($6,000, 2 tons).

Azerbaijan also exported 72.8 tons of dried apricots worth $52,250 to other countries in the same period. This was a 36 percent decrease in value and a 12 percent decline in volume from 2022.

The main destinations were Russia ($44,100, 70.55 tons), Iran ($7,000, 2.15 tons), Qatar ($800, 0.05 tons), the UAE ($270, 0.04 tons), and Germany ($10, 0.01 tons).

Iran and Qatar received dried apricots from Azerbaijan for the first time since 2011, when the official foreign trade statistics became publicly available.