In the first two months of this year, Azerbaijan imported 19.23 tons of vegetable seeds worth $1.64 million, Report informs referring to the State Statistics Committee.
Compared to the same period last year, this is 11.3% less in value terms and 10.8% less in quantitative terms.
During the reporting period, 11.76 tons of products were imported from Turkiye for $446,150, from France - 2.25 tons for $277,110, India – 50 kg for $214,010, Thailand – 60 kg for $199,490, Chile - 1.04 tons for $192,980.
Compared to last year, imports from Turkiye increased by 83.5% and 19%, respectively, from France - by 15 and 62 times, from India - by 25% and 71.2%, from Thailand remained at 0% and decreased by 42.7%, from Chile increased by 35 and 2.4 times.
This year, for the first time in the last 11 years, deliveries were made from Belgium. As many as 10 kilograms of vegetable seeds were purchased from this country for $280.