Azerbaijan increases export of pears to Russia 6 times

In January 2022, Azerbaijan purchased 159.8 tons of pears from abroad for $143,800.

According to Report’s calculations based on the data of the State Statistics Committee, compared to the same period last year, imports decreased by 43.5% in price terms and by 42.1% in quantitative terms.

Azerbaijan purchased from Belgium 130.59 tons of pears worth $117,530, from Turkey - 24.57 tons worth $22,110, from the Netherlands - 4.61 tons worth $4,150.

Compared to the same period last year, supplies from Belgium decreased by 53.8% and 52.6%, respectively, from the Netherlands - increased by 28 times and 27 times. In the first month of 2021, pears were not imported from Turkey.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan exported pears only to Russia. Some 128.85 tons of products worth $97,100 were exported to this country, which is 6.3 times and 5.9 times more than in January last year.

Last year, out of 5,780 tons of pears exported by Azerbaijan to foreign markets, 96.7% fell on Russia.