Azerbaijan starts buying avocados from Thailand

In 2024, Azerbaijan imported 832 tons ( of avocados (fresh or dried) worth $2.2 million, Report informs, citing the country's State Statistics Committee.

This represents a 66% increase in value and 70% increase in quantity year-on-year.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan purchased 316 tons (+4 times) of avocados from Peru worth $1.1 million (+3.7 times), 375 tons (+89%) from Türkiye for $566,000 (+90%), 73 tons (+74%) from South Africa for $218,000 (+67%), 16 tons (+4 times) from Portugal for $79,000 (+5.6 times), and 13 tons (+7.6 times) from Mexico for $65,800 (+6.6 times).

Last year, for the first time in 13 years (official foreign trade statistics available for public use go back to 2011), supplies were made from Thailand (0.03 tons worth $200).

In 2023, of the 489 tons of avocados imported to Azerbaijan from 19 countries, 40.5% came from Türkiye and 23.4% from Kenya.