Azerbaijan resumes banana imports from India

In January-April of 2025, Azerbaijan imported 22,345 tons of bananas (fresh, dried, others) worth $21 million, marking a 4% decline in volume and a 12% surge in value year on year, Report informs, citing the country’s State Statistical. Committee.

During this period, Azerbaijan purchased bananas from:

- Ecuador: 22,059 tons (-5%) worth $20.7 million (+12%);

- Costa Rica: 240 tons (+41%) worth $248,200 (+76%);

- India: 20.8 tons worth $18,700;

- Egypt: 21.2 tons worth $17,000 (no supply a year ago);

- The Philippines: 1.9 tons worth $11.8 thousand US dollars (no supply a year ago).

Azerbaijan has resumed banana supplies from India after a 5-year and 9-month break.

Meanwhile, in 2024, 98.4% of the 16,800 tons of bananas imported to Azerbaijan came from Ecuador.