BAKU, Azerbaijan, Jan. 2
By Khagan Isayev - Trend:
Azerbaijan’s export of tomatoes decreased by 35.75 percent or 46,347 tons from January through November 2021 compared to the same period of 2020 – up to 129,630 tons, Trend reports citing a report from the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.
According to the report, the share of tomatoes in Azerbaijan's total export volume reached 0.71 percent while in export of non-oil products - 5.96 percent during the reporting period.
“The export of tomatoes in value terms exceeded $140.6 million from January through November 2021,” the report said. “This figure increased by 35.43 percent or $49.8 million on an annualized basis.”
Azerbaijan’s foreign trade turnover as a whole increased by 32.85 percent or $7.5 billion from January through November 2021 compared to the same period of 2020 - from $22.7 billion to $30.2 billion.
The export volume reached $19.8 billion in the structure of Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover in the reporting period while import volume - $10.4 billion, having increased in annual terms by 51.6 percent and 7.47 percent, respectively.
As a result, while remaining positive, the foreign trade balance increased on an annualized basis by 178 percent or $6.01 billion - to $9.4 billion from January through November 2021 compared to $3.4 billion from January through November 2020.
(1 USD = 1.7 AZN on Jan. 2)