BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 6. A total of 66.4 tons of wheat flour were exported from Kuzbass (Russia) to Azerbaijan in June 2023, Trend reports.
According to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor), the products have passed laboratory control.
All products comply with quarantine phytosanitary requirements of the importing country and are approved for export.
"The Rosselkhoznadzor continues to expand the list of organizations from Russia that have the right to export to Azerbaijan," the federal service said.
Exports of grain products from Kuzbass in June 2023 increased by 228 percent compared to the same period of the previous year to 13,700 tons of grain and leguminous products, as well as grain processing products.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan imported 1.2 million tons of wheat in 2022, which is 12.6 percent, or 144,890 tons more than in 2021.