Turkiye, Georgia increase potato supplies to Azerbaijan more than six times

In January 2022, Azerbaijan imported 16,188 tons of potatoes (excluding seed potatoes) worth $4.1 million.

Report informs based on figures of the State Statistics Committee that this is 5.7% less in value and 10% less in quantity compared to the same period last year.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 10,139 tons of potatoes worth $2.51 million from Iran, 4,311 kg worth $1.1 million from Turkiye, 1,039 tons worth $311,760 from Ukraine, and 698,020 kg worth $174,510 from Georgia.

Compared to the same period in 2021, supplies from Iran decreased by 39% and 41%, respectively, supplies from Turkiye increased by 6.6 times and 6.6 times, and shipments from Georgia rose by 6.4 and 6.2 times. Azerbaijan did not import potatoes from Ukraine in January last year.