Azerbaijan sharply increases dried plum exports to Russia

In the first half of 2022, Azerbaijan imported 205.7 tons (+3.5%) of dried plums worth $519,000 (+25 %), Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

During the reporting period, 81 tons (-1.2%) worth $281,000 (+34%) were imported from Moldova, 52.6 tons (+89.2%) worth $119,000 (+2 times) from Uzbekistan, 68.1 tons (-20%) worth $100,000 (-21.3 %) from Iran, 2.6 tons (no imports last year) worth $8,000 from Turkiye, and 1 ton (-57.2%) worth $6,000 (-36.7%) from Argentina.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan exported the products only to Russia. 18.5 tons of dried plums worth 33,000 were sold to this country, which is 68 times and 81 times more than the indicators of the same period last year, respectively.