Russian wheat imports to Azerbaijan drop drastically

Azerbaijan imported 182,864 tons of wheat worth $62.391 million in Q12022.

According to the State Statistics Committee, imports increased by 31% in value terms and dropped by 2.7% in terms of quantity compared to the same period last year.

The country imported 94,657 tons worth $31.719 million from Kazakhstan and 88,207 tons worth $30.672 million from Russia during the reporting period.

Supplies from Kazakhstan surged 40 times and 31.5 times and imports from Russia rose by 34.6% and 52.6%, respectively, compared to the first three months of 2021.