BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 19. Azerbaijan’s agricultural output at current prices amounted to 1.34 billion manat ($787.2 million) from January through March 2023, up by 3.4 percent compared to 2022, Trend reports citing the report of the State Statistical Committee of Azerbaijan.
According to the report, livestock production in value terms increased by 3.5 percent, up to 1.264 billion manat ($742.6 million), while crop production value reached 76 million manat ($44.7 billion), rising by 1.3 percent.
Spring crops were planted on an area of 111,950 hectares as of April 1, 2023, including cereals and legume crops (including corn) on 18,300 hectares, potatoes on 29,030 hectares, and vegetables on 25,440 hectares.
The area of spring crops, hectares
|
January through March 2023 |
January through March 2022 |
Difference |
|
|
Total planted area |
111,956 |
114,116 |
98.1 percent |
|
Cereals and legumes |
15,536 |
14,919 |
104.1 percent |
|
Including: Wheat |
4,799 |
4,114 |
116.6 percent |
|
Cumin (oats) |
4,659 |
4,539 |
102.6 percent |
|
Corn |
2,767 |
2,157 |
128.3 percent |
|
Sunflower |
1,725 |
736 |
2.3 times |
|
Sugar beet (for processing) |
1,496 |
650.4 |
90.7 percent |
|
Potato |
29,030 |
29,064 |
99.9 percent |
|
Vegetables |
25,445 |
24,611 |
103.4 percent |
|
Melons and gourds |
3,297 |
4,356 |
75.7 percent |
|
Annual plants |
619 |
514.9 |
120.2 percent |
|
Perennial plants |
31,756 |
36,106 |
88 percent |
|
Other plants |
17 |
0.5 |
34 times |
From January through March 2023, Azerbaijan produced 138,300 tons of meat, 501,400 tons of milk and 543.5 million chicken eggs. The production of meat increased by 2.98 percent, milk - by 1.64 percent, and chicken eggs - by 14.04 percent compared to the same period in 2022.
Production of major livestock output:
|
Product |
January through March 2023 |
January through March 2022 |
Difference |
|
Meat (live weight) |
138,300 tons |
134,300 tons |
102.98 percent |
|
Milk |
501,400 tons |
493,300 tons |
101.64 percent |
|
Chicken eggs |
543.5 million |
476.6 million |
114.04 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).