Azerbaijan's starch imports rise in 1Q2024

Azerbaijan imported 773.31 tons of starch, valued at $394,400 in the first quarter of 2024, Report informs, citing the country's State Statistical Committee.

Compared to the corresponding period of 2023, this is an increase of 64 percent in volume and 43 percent in value.

In January-March 2024, Azerbaijan imported 442.1 tons (+55%) of starch from Russia worth 192,100 (+19%), 220 tons from Kazakhstan (+2.2 times) worth $104,000 (+63%), 84 tons (+8.4 times) from Türkiye worth $70,230 (+3.2 times), 22.1 tons (+275 times) from Belarus worth $19,500 (+100 times), 2.8 tons from Ukraine worth $4,550 (no supply a year ago).

This year, Azerbaijan recorded its first importation of starch from the UAE since 2011, the year up to which official foreign trade statistics are publicly available. The import amounted to 1.63 tons, valued at $3,130.