The agricultural production volume in actual prices amounted to 5.38 billion manat in Azerbaijan in January-November 2015 or by 6.7 percent more compared to the same period of 2014.
In particular, the crop production volume amounted to 2.741 billion manat, while cattle breeding volume - 2.642 billion manat.
According to the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee's report, during this period the livestock production increased by 2.5 percent, crop production - by 10.8 percent.
The country has almost finished collecting the main plant products. As of December 1, 2015, some 2.79 million tons of grain were collected from a 915,200-hectare-territory (100 percent) in Azerbaijan, which is 27.8 percent more than in the same period of 2014. On average, some 30.4 centners of products were collected from each hectare. In general, the yield increased by 7.6 centners.
The corn productivity also increased. Thus, the average yield per hectare increased by 5.8 centners and reached 59.8 centners compared to the same period of 2014. Some 211,300 tons of corn were collected from a 35,300-hectare-territory (97 percent of the total cultivated area).
Some 831,500 tons of potatoes, 1.26 million tons of vegetables, 484,500 tons of melons and gourds were collected during this period. This is by 1.5, 6.4 and 9.9 percent more than in the same period of 2014.
Some 880,600 tons of fruits and berries, 152,800 tons of grapes, 575.9 tons of tea and 3,500 tons of tobacco were collected in January-November 2015, or 4.3, 3.6, 25.4 and 22.8 percent more than in the same period of 2014. Some 18,800 tons of sunflower were collected during the reporting period, which is 7.4 percent less than in the same period of 2014.
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2015 |
2014 |
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Collected from the sown area, thousand ha |
% |
Harvested crop, thousand ha |
Yield, quintal/ha |
Collected from the sown area, thousand ha |
Harvested crop, thousand ha |
Yield, quintal/ha |
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|
grain (without corn) |
915,2 |
100 |
2785,1 |
30,4 |
955,0 |
2179,3 |
22,8 |
|
corn |
35,3 |
97,0 |
211,3 |
59,8 |
37,1 |
200,1 |
54,0 |
|
sunflower |
10,7 |
100 |
18,8 |
17,6 |
11,7 |
20,3 |
17,3 |
|
cotton |
18,8 |
34,3 |
22,9 |
40,6 |
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Tobacco |
1,4 |
3,5 |
1,1 |
2,9 |
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Sugar beet (for processing) |
4,6 |
93,7 |
168,9 |
366 |
5,0 |
166,4 |
335 |
|
potato |
61,0 |
100 |
831,5 |
136 |
61,7 |
819,3 |
133 |
|
vegetables |
77,0 |
99,9 |
1256,7 |
163 |
76,0 |
1181,6 |
156 |
|
melons and gourds |
27,8 |
100 |
484,5 |
174 |
28,0 |
440,9 |
157 |
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fruits |
880,6 |
844,6 |
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grape |
152,8 |
147,6 |
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Green tea, tons |
575,9 |
459,2 |
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Source: State Statistics Committee
Some 993,600 hectares were plowed for winter crops. The grain was sown at 852,400 hectares of land, of which 535,200 hectares or 62.8 percent of wheat, 317,200 hectares or 37.2 percent - barley.
During the reporting period, the country produced 428,700 tons of meat in live weight, 1.78 million tons of milk, 1.4 billion eggs and 16,800 tons of wool. The meat production increased by 1.8 percent, milk - by 4.2 percent, wool - by 1.4 percent, egg production decreased by 1.6 percent in the country during this period compared to January-November 2014.
The decline in production of eggs in large poultry farms caused a decrease in egg production in the country. Old chickens were replaced by young ones at many poultry farms due to the rise in price of feed and medicaments for chickens. Some farms began producing only chickens. As a result, the share of agricultural enterprises producing eggs has decreased from 44.8 to 41 percent.