Azerbaijan’s imports of dried apricots from major supply markets fall sharply

In January-April this year, Azerbaijan imported 150.47 tons of dried apricots worth $ 441,980, which means a 3.7 times drop in value terms and 4.5 times in quantitative terms compared to the same period last year, Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 68.86 tons (5.3 times less compared to the previous year) of dried apricots worth $ 273,930 from Turkiye, 46.27 tons (-11.6 %) worth $ 92,530 (-10.8 %) from Iran, 37.32 tons (-6 times) worth $ 75,270 (-5.9 times) from Uzbekistan, 0.03 ton (+50 %) worth $ 250 (+4.25 %) from Germany.

Last year, Azerbaijan imported 63% of 1,891 tons (total amount of imported dried apricots from 8 countries) of dried apricots from Turkey and 17.3% from Uzbekistan.