The turnover of agricultural products between Russia and Azerbaijan increased by 1.5 times in five years

Published 2021년 2월 15일

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In 2020, the mutual food trade between Russia and Azerbaijan grew by 6% to $1.3 billion, marking a nearly 1.5 times increase over five years. Russia was one of the top ten suppliers of agricultural goods to Azerbaijan, with its exports to the country rising by 12% to $698 million. The two countries met to discuss further development in the agricultural sector and to address issues such as expanding trade in agricultural products, veterinary and phytosanitary supervision, investment projects, and plant variety registration and testing. The meeting also focused on ensuring the safety of supplies of tomatoes and apples from Azerbaijan.

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In 2020, mutual food trade between Russia and Azerbaijan grew by 6% and amounted to $ 1.3 billion. At the same time, over five years, the volume of trade increased by almost one and a half times. Further development of bilateral relations in the agricultural sector was the topic of the meeting of the Russian-Azerbaijani Working Group on Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture, which took place at the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia. The event was chaired by the deputy ministers of agriculture of the two countries, co-chairs of the working group Sergei Levin and Elchin Zeynalov. Azerbaijan is one of the ten largest buyers of domestic agricultural goods. The volume of exports of agricultural products from Russia last year increased by 12% to $ 698 million. At the same time, our country has the potential to further increase the supply of wheat, confectionery, poultry, sausages, canned vegetables, margarine and sauces. According to Sergei Levin, a plenipotentiary representative of ...

Source: Mcx