Azerbaijan reduced wheat imports by 6% in January-July, increased fruit exports by 33%

Imports of wheat to Azerbaijan in January-July 2021 amounted to 408.8 thousand tons, which is 5.9% less than in January-July 2020, the State Statistics Committee told Interfax-Azerbaijan. According to statistics, the total value of wheat imported to the republic amounted to $ 103 million 772.3 thousand (an increase of 10.4%). During the reporting period, Azerbaijan also imported 189.1 thousand tons of raw sugar and sugar (a decline of 0.4%) in the amount of $ 87 million 102.7 thousand (an increase of 34.5%), vegetable oils - 77.761 thousand tons. (a decrease of 7.7%) in the amount of $ 106 million 554.6 thousand (an increase of 45.6%), tea - 8.732 thousand tons (an increase of 3.9%) in the amount of $ 36 million 946.6 thousand ( growth by 8.5%), butter, other oils from milk and pasta - 9.051 thousand tons (decline by 12.1%) in the amount of $ 44 million 915.9 thousand (decline by 11.9%). Along with this, in January-July, Azerbaijan imported 3.599 thousand tons of cattle meat (a ...