Turkiye quintuples sheep exports to Azerbaijan

In the first half of 2022, Azerbaijan imported 29,269 live sheep worth $3.1 million, up 2.7% and 22% from the previous year, Report informs referring to the State Statistical Committee.

In the reporting period, the country imported 17,695 (+44.2%) of live sheep worth $1.5 million (+27%) from Georgia, 9,537 (-33.6%) worth $791,000 (-27.7%) from Russia, and 2,037 (+5 times) worth $869,000 (+4.2 times) from Turkiye.

Some 56% of 117,574 live sheep imported to Azerbaijan in 2021 came from Georgia.