BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 26
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
The export of tomatoes by Azerbaijan from January through February 2021 reduced in value by 42 percent, Trend reports on March 26 with reference to the statistics bulletin of the Azerbaijani State Customs Committee.
Thus, the export of tomatoes reached $14.2 million.
According to the State Customs Committee, Azerbaijan exported 13,664 tons of tomatoes during the first two months of 2021, which is by 28 percent less than in the same period of last year.
Azerbaijan's foreign trade turnover from January through February reached about $4.4 billion, which is by 12.6 percent less than in the same period of 2020.
Some $2.8 billion accounted for export in the structure of foreign trade turnover, which is by 14.2 percent less than in the same period of last year.
The share of export in foreign trade turnover for the year decreased by 1.16 percent up to 63.36 percent.
The balance of foreign trade turnover on an annualized basis decreased by 19.6 percent, remaining positive and amounted to $1.2 billion.
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