BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 31. Azerbaijan exported hazelnuts worth $58 million to the world market from January through June 2023, Trend reports.
According to the calculation based on the data of the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications of Azerbaijan, hazelnut exports in monetary terms increased by $3 million, or 5 percent, year-on-year.
Also, Azerbaijan exported hazelnuts worth $106 million to the world market in 2022, which is $2 million or 2 percent less year-on-year.
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, the country exported 21,860 tons of hazelnuts to the world market in 2022.
According to the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council's data for the 2022–2023 season, Azerbaijan ranks 4th among the world's hazelnut producers.
Azerbaijan produced 24,000 tons of peeled hazelnuts in the reporting period. The country's share in world production is four percent.
The top three are Türkiye (415,300 tons, or 71 percent), Italy (38,700 tons, or 7 percent), and the United States (31,900 tons, or 5 percent).