Azerbaijan sharply increases salmon purchases from Türkiye

In January-August 2023, Azerbaijan imported 449.5 tons (11% more year-on-year) of salmon for $3.2 million (4.4% more YoY), Report informs, citing the country’s State Statistics Committee.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan purchased 254 tons of salmon from Chile (+38%) for $1.5 million (+29%), 105 tons (-6%) from Norway for $589,000 (-16%), 35 tons (+46%) from Ukraine for $473,000 (+31%), 17 tons (-11%) from Luxembourg for $360,000 (+2 .3%), and 5.71 tons (+5.2 times) from Türkiye for $47,000 (+5.6 times).

Of the 786 tons of salmon imported to Azerbaijan (from 20 countries) in 2022, 48.4% came from Chile, 20.9% from Norway, and 13.1% from Ukraine.