Ukraine sold 264 tons of frozen chicken meat to Azerbaijan in March

In January-March 2022, Azerbaijan imported 6,300 tons of frozen chicken meat worth $8.924 million.

According to Report’s calculations based on the data of the State Statistics Committee, compared to the same period last year, this is 58.8% more in value terms and 37.1% in quantitative terms.

During the reporting period, 4,581 tons of products for $6.02 million were purchased from Ukraine, 995.23 tons of products for $1.909 million from Russia, 595.32 tons for $814,210 from Belarus, 102.98 tons for $156,470 from Georgia, 24 tons for $20,240 from Moldova and 1.76 tons for $4,310 from Turkiye.

Compared to the same period of 2021, imports from Ukraine increased by 45.3% and 30.5%, respectively, from Russia - by 3.3 times and 2.1 times, from Belarus - by 4.2% and 20.9%, from Georgia - by 2.8 times and 2.6 times, from Moldova decreased by 68.8% and 66.1%, from Turkiye increased by 0.2% and decreased by 10.3%, respectively.

Last year, Azerbaijan purchased 27,800 tons of frozen chicken meat from seven countries, with Ukraine accounting for 75%, and Russia for 15%. In March of this year, 264 tons of frozen chicken meat were imported from Ukraine, 492 tons from Russia, 357 tons from Belarus and 42 tons from Georgia. Deliveries from the two remaining countries were not carried out.