Azerbaijan resumes raw sugar imports from Turkiye

In January-April this year, Azerbaijan imported 78,757 tons of raw sugar (without aromatic-flavoring or coloring additives derived from sugar beet/cane) worth $ 42.227 million, which means a 7.3 % drop in value terms and 22.7 % in quantitative terms compared to the same period last year, Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 49,020 tons of raw sugar worth $ 25.996 million from Mexico, 29,710 tons (70.8 % less compared to the previous year) worth $ 16.196 million (-64.4 %) from Brazil, 16.13 tons (+2.4 times) worth $ 18,540 (+72.5 %) from Columbia, 4.43 (+2.1 times) tons worth $ 6,720 (+52.4 %) from Mauritius, 3 tons worth $ 4,690 from Turkiye.

No imports were made from Mexico a year ago. After a six-year, three-month break, Azerbaijan resumed supplies from Turkiye.

92.2 % of the total 303,700 tons of raw sugar was imported from Brazil.