Baku, Azerbaijan, May 7
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
Azerbaijan's export of fruits and vegetables has exceeded $97 million since the beginning of 2021, Head of the Azerbaijan Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables Bashir Guliyev told Trend.
According to Guliyev, Azerbaijan exported nearly 90,000 tons of fruits and vegetables in the first quarter of this year, growth of 6 percent compared to the same period of 2020.
The head of the association also noted that tomatoes, hazelnuts apples and persimmon have been mainly exported during the reporting period.
"Russia and Belarus remain the main importers of fruit and vegetables grown in Azerbaijan," he said, adding that in the first quarter, Azerbaijan supplied about 20,000 tons of tomatoes and nearly 14,000 tons of apples to foreign markets.
The Azerbaijani Association of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables was established on September 16, 2016 to coordinate the activity of entrepreneurs involved in the production and export of fruits and vegetables, expand cooperation between them, increase production and expand the country's export opportunities.
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