BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 22. Azerbaijan imported 48,130 tons of rice worth more than $50 million from January through August 2024.
The data obtained by Trend from the country's State Customs Committee shows that the volume of this indicator is 17.3 percent, or 7,092 tons by volume, and 36.4 percent, or $13.3 million, more than in the corresponding period of last year. A total of 41,038 tons of rice worth $36.6 million was imported to Azerbaijan from January through August 2023.
However, during the reporting period, the average import price per 1 ton of rice imported to Azerbaijan increased by 16.3 percent and amounted to $1,039. During the corresponding period of last year, this indicator amounted to $893.9.
To note, the rice import amounted to 0.39 percent of the total imports of Azerbaijan from January through August of the current year.