In the first five months of 2022, Azerbaijan imported 1,677 tons of cucumbers worth $923,410, Report informs referring to the State Statistics Committee.
Compared to the same period last year, this is 26% less in value terms and 26% in quantitative terms.
Some 1,677 tons (25.3% less year-on-year) of products worth $923,240 (-25.2%) were imported from Iran, 0.14 tons (-99.3%) from Turkiye for $170 (-98.5%).
During the reporting period, Azerbaijan exported cucumbers only to Russia - 1,324 tons worth $1.9 million, which is 2.3 and 2.2 times less than in the same period last year.
Of 6,500 tons of cucumbers exported by Azerbaijan last year (to Russia, Ukraine and Georgia), 99% went to Russia.