Azerbaijan reduced wheat imports by 29% in January-September

Imports of wheat to Azerbaijan in January-September 2021 amounted to 689.7 thousand tons, which is 28.8% less than in 9 months of 2020, the State Statistics Committee told Interfax-Azerbaijan. According to statistics, the total value of wheat imported to the republic amounted to $ 182 million 729 thousand (a decline of 11.4%). During the reporting period, Azerbaijan also imported 255.4 thousand tons of raw sugar and sugar (an increase of 3.4%) in the amount of $ 120 million 158.3 thousand (an increase of 42.7%), vegetable oils - 93.88 thousand tons. (decline by 7.5%) in the amount of $ 129 million 273.2 thousand (an increase of 45.4%), tea - 10.88 thousand tons (an increase of 5.3%) in the amount of $ 47 million 49.9 thousand . (an increase of 11.5%), butter, other oils from milk and pasta - 11.237 thousand tons (a decline of 11.6%) for the amount of $ 57 million 466.4 thousand (a decline of 8.4%). Along with this, in January-September, Azerbaijan imported 4.16 thousand tons of ...