Azerbaijan becomes one of main tea importers from Sri Lanka

In the first half of this year, Azerbaijan ranked 6th among the countries importing tea from Sri Lanka, Report informs, citing foreign press.

During the reporting period, Iraq bought the most tea from Sri Lanka (14.73 million kilograms). Türkiye was second with 13.33 million kilograms, followed by Russia with 12.34 million kilograms, UAE with 7.49 million kilograms, and China with 5.77 million kilograms. The volume of Azerbaijan’s tea imports from Sri Lanka has not been disclosed.

In January-June, Sri Lanka's tea export decreased by 10.4% to 112.22 million kilograms compared to the same period last year. In June alone, the exports decreased by 9.2% to 21.4 million kilograms.