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Agriculture in Azerbaijan (as of 2016)

Analysis Materials 16 February 2017 14:47 (UTC +04:00)

The agricultural production volume in actual prices amounted to 5,632.1 million manat in Azerbaijan in 2016 or by 2.6 percent more compared to 2015.

In particular, the production volume in plant cultivation amounted to 2,576.9 million manat, while - 3,055.2 million manat in livestock.

According to the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee’s report, the livestock production increased by 2.8 percent, crop production – 2.5 percent in the reporting period.

In particular, silkworm production increased by 300 times, soybeans - by 2.8 times, cotton - by 2.5 times, green tea leaves - by 75 percent, sugar beet - by 73 percent, rice – by 72 percent, potatoes - 7.5 percent in 2016.

A great impetus was given to sericulture as a result of the measures taken in 2016. Currently, sericulture is being developed in 37 districts. Azerbaijan solves all the necessary issues. Some 70 tons of raw cocoons were prepared in 2016.

According to the preliminary data, as of 2016, almost 3.1 million tons of grain were collected from a 997,500 hectare-territory, which is by 2.2 percent more than in 2015. On average, some 30.7 centners of products were collected from each hectare.

The corn yield increased in Azerbaijan.

Thus, the average yield per hectare increased by 2 centners and reached 61.2 centners compared to 2015.

Some 223,900 tons of corn were collected from a 35,700-hectare-area.

Some 60.5 percent of grain crops produced in 2016 accounted for wheat (1.854 million tons), 7.3 percent - corn (223,900 tons), 0.2 percent - rice hull (5,600 tons) and 32 percent - other cereals and leguminous plants (981,600 tons).

Some 902,400 tons of potatoes were collected during the reporting period (7.5 percent growth for the year) 1,269.3 million tons of vegetables (0.5 percent decrease), 464,600 tons of melons and gourds (4.1 percent decrease), 883,700 tons of fruits and berries (0.5 percent decrease), 134,500 tons of grapes (14.4 percent growth), 1,015.7 million tons of green tea leaves (75.4 percent growth), 321,300 tons of sugar beet (72.7 percent growth), 17,100 tons of sunflower (9.3 percent decrease), 3,598.2 million tons of tobacco leaves (3.8 percent growth).

2016

2015

Planted area, thousand ha

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

cereals and leguminous plants

997,5

997,5

3065,1

30,7

915,0

2999,7

31,5

including

- wheat

590,7

590,6

1854,0

31,4

539,7

1687,7

31,3

- corn

36,0

35,7

223,9

61,2

35,9

214,1

59,2

-rice hull

2,5

2,5

5,6

22,5

1,2

2,9

24,5

cotton

52,1

87,3

18,7

35,2

18,8

sunflower

8,2

8,2

17,1

20,8

10,7

18,9

17,6

sugar beet without processing

7,1

7,0

321,3

461

4,9

186,1

380

tobacco

2,4

2,4

3598,2

15,3

1,4

3466,1

25,4

potato

62,8

62,8

902,4

140

61,0

839,8

136

vegetables

73,6

73,6

1269,3

156

77,1

1275,3

158

melons and gourds

26,4

26,4

464,6

176

27,8

484,5

174

fruits and berries

164,3

131,3

883,7

66,7

123,4

888,4

71,4

grape

15,9

13,8

134,5

73,4

13,5

157,1

86,6

green tea, tons

1,0

0,7

1015,7

15,3

0,5

5790,0

12,4

Source: State Statistics Committee of the Azerbaijan Republic

As of December 26, some 87,240 tons cotton were collected, which is by 2.5 times more than in 2015 (35,190 tons).

Cotton was mainly harvested in the country’s Saatli district during the reporting period. Some 11,800 tons of cotton were harvested from an 8,110-hectare area.

In total, some 52,060 hectares were planted with cotton in 2016, or by 2.8 times more than in 2015.

Districts

Sowing area in hectares

Harvest in tons

2016

2015

2016 compared to 2015

As of Oct. 17, 2016

As of Oct. 19, 2015

2016 compared to 2015

Throughout Azerbaijan

52057,7

18684,0

2,8 times

87237,7

35192,0

2,5 times

Agjabadi

3661,0

1428,0

2,6 times

8664,3

2218,0

3,9 times

Aghdam

551,0

36,0

15,3 times

830,4

71,0

11,7 times

Agdash

1134,0

31,0

36,6 times

1311,2

25,0

52,4 times

Agsu

1092,0

-

-

1021

-

-

Barda

3003,0

1162,0

2,6 times

6500,7

3292,0

2 times

Beylagan

3958,0

2079,0

1,9 times

7736,0

3795,0

2 times

Bilasuvar

6040,0

3095,0

2 times

11594,6

6362,0

1,8 times

Jabrayil

34,0

-

-

53,1

-

-

Jalilabad

426,0

6,0

71 times

603,0

14,0

43,1 times

Fizuli

505,0

11,0

45,9 times

516,6

5,0

103,0 times

Goranboy

2000,0

540,0

3,7 times

3573,0

376,0

9,5 times

Goychay

200,0

-

-

143,45

-

-

Hajigabul

526,0

-

-

764,9

-

-

Imishli

5051,0

2551,0

2 times

9941,8

6388,0

1,6 times

Kurdamir

1824,0

22,0

82,9 times

2084,1

10,0

208,4 times

Neftchala

1541,0

221,0

7 times

1962,0

255,0

7,7 times

Saatli

8109,0

3768,0

2,2 times

11797,3

5650,0

2,1 times

Sabirabad

6113,0

1633,0

3,7 times

7643,6

1853,0

4,1 times

Salyan

2167,7

406,0

5,3 times

2646,3

584,0

4,5 times

Samukh

330,0

26,0

12,7 times

699,3

43,0

16,3 times

Tartar

1035,0

550,0

1,9 times

2325,5

893,0

2,6 times

Ujar

510,0

8,0

63,8 times

294,9

16,0

18,4 times

Yevlakh

1415,0

958,0

1,5 times

3655,0

3327,0

109,9%

Zardab

832,0

153,0

5,4 times

875,6

15,0

58,4 times

Some 523,800 tons of meat in live weight, 2.01 million tons of milk, 1.61 billion pieces of eggs and 16,700 tons of wool were produced in 2016.

Meat production increased by 1.6 percent, milk - by 4.4 percent, eggs by 3.7 percent, wool production by 2.1 percent in the country in 2016 compared to 2015.

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