In the first seven months of 2022, Azerbaijan imported 11,221 tons of butter for $62.874 million, Report informs, citing the country's State Statistics Committee.
Compared to the same period last year, the country's butter imports increased by 44.5% in value and by 32% in quantity.
During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 4,567 tons (+12.9%) of butter from New Zealand for $28.864 million (49% more than a year ago), 3,714 tons (+33 times) from Iran for $16.093 million (+35 times), 768 tons (-59.6 %) from Ukraine for $4.754 million (-50.8 %), 647.43 tons (+47 %) from Finland for $3.594 million (+44%), 445.63 tons (-54.8 %) from Belarus for $2.877 million ( -43.4 %).
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan exported 235 tons of butter for $1.383 million, which is 1,317 times and 1,237 times more than the indicators of the same period of the previous year, respectively.
In 2022, Azerbaijan sold butter only to Russia. In January-July 2021, the country exported butter only to the United States.