During 11 months of last year, 52,460 tons of sugar worth $27.835 million were exported from Azerbaijan, Report informs referring to the State Statistics Committee.
Exports increased by 29.78% in value terms and 7.1% in quantitative terms compared to the same period last year.
During the reporting period, Turkmenistan received 39,946 tons worth $21.213 million, Kyrgyzstan got 6,828 tons worth $3.489 million, Tajikistan got 3,456 tons worth $1.499 million, Russia received 1,026 tons of sugar worth $974,800, and 533.57 tons worth $256,430 were sold to Iraq.
Compared to January-November 2020, exports to Turkmenistan increased by 98.1% and 51.61%, respectively, to Tajikistan - by 24% and 22.73%, to Russia - by 63.81% and 26.1%, to Iraq - decreased by 69.96% and 75.74%.
Sugar from Azerbaijan was exported to 16 countries. After a two-year and seven-month break, supplies were resumed to Germany and then to Kyrgyzstan after a two-year and three-month hiatus. This year, for the first time, sugar was exported from Azerbaijan to Kuwait. Some 150 kg worth $140 were sent to Germany and 1.01 tons worth $910 to Kuwait.