BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 19. Azerbaijan imported 493,210 tons of wheat from January through June 2023, which is 23.07 percent (92,460 tons) more compared to the same period in 2022, Trend reports.
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, in the reporting period wheat imports exceeded $145.5 million in value terms (an increase of 1.82 percent on annual basis).
Meanwhile, the share of wheat imports during the reporting period amounted to 1.78 percent of Azerbaijan's total imports.
Azerbaijani food imports increased in value terms by 0.14 percent ($1.48 million) to $1.05 billion in the first half of this year.
Overall, Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover increased by 5.36 percent or $1.3 billion from January through June 2023 compared to the same period in 2022 (from $24.8 billion to $26.1 billion).
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, exports accounted for $17.9 billion in the structure of foreign trade turnover, which is $511.2 million or 2.77 percent less compared to the same period last year.
The share of exports in foreign trade turnover amounted to 68.66 percent against 74.4 percent a year earlier.
Azerbaijan's imports increased by $1.8 billion (28.97 percent) from $6.3 billion to about $8.1 billion during the reporting period.
The share of imports in foreign trade turnover amounted to 31.34 percent against 25.6 percent a year earlier.
As a result, the balance of foreign trade turnover, remaining positive, decreased year-on-year by more than $2.3 billion (19.41 percent) to $9.7 billion during the reporting period against $12.1 billion during the reporting period of 2022.