Azerbaijan resumes potato imports from Kyrgyzstan

Azerbaijan imported 80,545 tons of potatoes (except seed potatoes), valued at $21.36 million in the first six months of 2024, Report informs, citing the country's State Statistical Committee.

The committee’s data shows that the imports dropped by 3 percent in volume and fell by 7 percent in value compared to the same period of the previous year.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan purchased 43,775 tons (+2.5 times) of potatoes from Iran worth $11.4 million (+2.5 times ), 25,496 tons (-9%) from Russia worth $6.4 million (-9%), 8,805 tons (-60.2%) from Belarus worth $2.74 million (-61%), 2,177 tons (+2 times) from Georgia worth $763,000 (+2.8 times), and 160 tons (-96.2%) from Türkiye worth $41,500 (-96.3%).

After a hiatus of 9 years and 5 months, Azerbaijan has resumed importing potatoes from Kyrgyzstan, with the shipment totaling 12.2 tons and valued at $3,000.

In 2023, Azerbaijan imported a total of 162,442 tons of potatoes from nine countries, of which 41.8 percent fell to Russia, 23.9 percent to Iran and 22.9 percent to Belarus.