BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 9. A total of 70 tons of wheat flour were exported from Russian Kemerovo region to Azerbaijan in January 2023, Trend reports citing the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Supervision of Russia (Rosselkhoznadzor).
According to Rosselkhoznadzor, Azerbaijan also imported 70 tons of semolina from Russia in the reporting month.
Since the beginning of this year, 12,500 tons of flour have been totally shipped from Kemerovo region abroad, which is increase of 41.9 percent on annual basis.
In 2022, Azerbaijani food imports grew by $433.25 million (22.45 percent) over the year to $2.36 billion.
The total exports from Azerbaijan to Russia last year amounted to $975.4 million, and imports from Russia - $2.7 billion.