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Georgia increases imports of tomatoes from Azerbaijan

Business Materials 22 April 2021 15:01 (UTC +04:00)
Georgia increases imports of tomatoes from Azerbaijan

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 22

By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:

Georgia imported 562.2 tons of fresh tomatoes worth $167,500 from Azerbaijan from January through March 2021, Trend reports referring to Georgian National Statistics Office (Geostat).

The National Statistics Office of Georgia says that tomato imports to Georgia from Azerbaijan have seen growth for the last two years.

From January through March, Georgia's exports to Azerbaijan amounted to $104.57 million. This is 16.4 percent less than in the same period last year. Exports to Azerbaijan accounted for 12.7 percent of Georgia's total exports.

As a result, in the first quarter of 2021, a negative balance of $41.13 million was formed in the trade turnover of Georgia with Azerbaijan, which is 4.2 percent more in annual terms.

For the same period last year, the negative balance amounted to $39.46 million.

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