BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 20. Azerbaijan’s agricultural output at current prices amounted to 895.6 million manat ($526.8 million) from January through February 2023, up by 3.3 percent compared to 2022, Trend reports citing the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan.
According to the report, livestock production increased by 3.4 percent, up to 849.2 million manat ($499.5 million), while crop production value reached 46.4 million manat ($27.2 billion), rising by 1.9 percent.
Spring crops were planted on an area of 54,700 hectares as of March 1, 2023, including cereals and legume crops (including corn) on 8,600 hectares, potatoes on 14,700 hectares, vegetables on 11,100 hectares, and fodder crops on 19,900 hectares.
The area of spring crops, hectares
|
January through February 2023 |
January through February 2022 |
Difference |
|
|
Total planted area |
54,663 |
53,406 |
102.4 percent |
|
Cereals and legumes |
8,573 |
7,218 |
118.8 percent |
|
Including: Wheat |
1,122 |
1,330 |
84.3 percent |
|
Cumin (oats) |
4,191 |
3,979 |
105.3 percent |
|
Corn |
1 |
240 |
0.4 percent |
|
Sunflower |
35 |
4 |
8.8 times |
|
Sugar beet (for processing) |
273 |
- |
- |
|
Potato |
14,673 |
14,433 |
101.7 percent |
|
Vegetables |
11,058 |
10,326 |
107.1 percent |
|
Melons and gourds |
43.2 |
29.3 |
147.4 percent |
|
Annual plants |
331 |
61 |
5.4 times |
|
Perennial plants |
19.619 |
21,092 |
93 percent |
|
Other plants |
55 |
0.5 |
110 times |
From January through February 2023, Azerbaijan produced 90,400 tons of meat, 322,300 tons of milk and 355.6 million chicken eggs. The production of meat increased by 2.84 percent, milk - by 1.1 percent, chicken eggs - by 16.1 percent compared to the same period in 2022.
Production of major livestock output:
|
Product |
January through February 2023 |
January through February 2022 |
Difference |
|
Meat (live weight) |
90,400 tons |
87,900 tons |
102.84 percent |
|
Milk |
322,300 tons |
318,800 tons |
101.1 percent |
|
Chicken eggs |
355.6 million |
306.3 million |
116.1 percent |
Azerbaijan’s agricultural output at current prices amounted to 10.9 billion manat ($6.4 billion) in 2022, which is 3.4 percent higher than in 2021. The production of livestock products in value terms increased by 3.4 percent, to 5.4 billion manat ($3.1 billion), and in the field of crop production – by 3.3 percent, to 5.5 billion manat ($3.2 billion).
Azerbaijan’s agricultural output at current prices amounted to 9.16 billion manat ($5.39 billion) in 2021, which is 3.4 percent more than in 2020.
During this period, production in the livestock sector increased by 2.8 percent, to 4.6 billion manat ($2.7 billion), and in the field of crop production – by 4 percent, to 4.51 billion manat ($2.6 billion).