Azerbaijan six-fold increases frozen chicken imports from Georgia

In the first eight months of 2022, Azerbaijan imported 19,242 tons of frozen chicken for $29.89 million, Report informs, citing the country's State Statistics Committee.

Compared to the same period of 2021, the amount of imports increased by 30.1%, while their monetary value rose by 14.3%.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 10,889 tons (-11.7%) of frozen chicken for $14.964 million from Ukraine (6.5% less than a year ago), 3,740 tons (+37, 3%) from Russia for $7.499 million (+94%), 3,141 tons (+2.5 times) from Belarus for $4.780 million (+2.3 times), 1,403 tons (+6.5 times) from Georgia for $2 million (+6.2 times), 64 tons (-79%) from Moldova for $93,040 (-74.7%) were bought.

In 2021, 75% of the 27,800 tons of frozen chicken that Azerbaijan imported from 7 countries came from Ukraine, while the other 15% came from Russia.