BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 14. Azerbaijan exported $106.3 million worth of hazelnuts to the world market in 2022, which is $2.5 million, or 2.3 percent less than in 2021, Trend reports via Azerbaijan's Center for Economic Reforms Analysis and Communication.
According to the center, in December 2022, hazelnuts worth $12.7 million were exported, which is $1 million, or 7.3 percent less than in the same month of 2021.
The Association of Hazelnut Producers and Exporters said earlier that in the second half of 2022, Azerbaijani hazelnut exporters paid more attention to the European market.
"About 75 percent of the total global volume of hazelnuts is processed on the European market, and therefore we focused on it," the association said.