The agricultural production volume in actual prices amounted to 3.69 billion manat in Azerbaijan in January-July 2017, which is by 1.2 percent more than in January-July 2016.
According to the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee’s report, the crop production decreased by 0.8 percent, while livestock production increased by 3 percent in the reporting period.
Plant growing
By early August, the collection of agricultural products continued in Azerbaijan.
Thus, during the reporting period, the country harvested 2.63 million tons of grains and legumes from a 915,700 hectare-area (97.3 percent of the total sown area). The average yield was 28.7 centners per hectare.
Sown areas, 1,000 hectares
2017 Initial data |
2016 Recent data |
% 2017 compared to 2016 |
|
cereals and legumes, total |
976.9 |
997.5 |
97.9 |
Of them: |
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Autumn and spring wheat |
596.1 |
590.6 |
100.9 |
Autumn and spring barley |
318.5 |
355.2 |
89.7 |
Corn |
36.1 |
35.9 |
100.7 |
Legumes |
16.8 |
10.5 |
160.7 |
Industrial crops - total |
180.5 |
73.6 |
2.5 times |
Of them: |
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cotton |
136.4 |
51.4 |
2.7 times |
tobacco |
3.2 |
2.4 |
135.9 |
sunflower |
14.9 |
8.2 |
181.0 |
sugar beet |
14.1 |
7.1 |
2.0 times |
Potato, vegetables, melons and gourds - total |
151.6 |
163.1 |
92.9 |
Of them: |
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potato |
58.8 |
62.8 |
93.6 |
vegetables |
69.4 |
73.9 |
94.0 |
Melons and gourds |
23.4 |
26.4 |
88.5 |
forage crops - total |
356.7 |
394.1 |
90.5 |
Silage and fodder corn |
2.5 |
1.6 |
160.1 |
annual plants |
13.5 |
6.8 |
2.0 times |
permanent plants of this year |
52.0 |
73.7 |
70.5 |
permanent plants of past years |
288.6 |
311.8 |
92.5 |
edible roots |
0.1 |
0.2 |
30.9 |
Total sown area |
1,665.7 |
1,628.3 |
102.3 |
As of August 1, 526,200 tons of potatoes were harvested (a decrease of 8.8 percent for the year), 800,800 tons of vegetables (an increase of 9.3 percent), 311,500 tons of melons (a decrease of 9.2 percent ), 202,000 tons of fruits and berries (an increase of 12.1 percent), 4,070 tons of grapes (an increase of 15.5 percent), 444.1 tons of green tea (a decrease of 27 percent), 1,810 tons of sunflower (an increase of 12.3 percent) and 1,970 tons of tobacco (a decrease of 4.2 percent).
Cattle breeding
So, 272,500 tons of meat in live weight, 1.18 million tons of milk, 1.02 billion pieces of eggs and 14,900 tons of wool were produced in the country in January-July 2017.
Meat production increased by 3.4 percent, milk production by 1.4 percent, egg production - by 7.1 percent, while wool production decreased by 3.3 percent in January-July 2017 compared to January-July 2016.
Moreover, during the reporting period, the country also produced 245.2 tons of cocoons.
Production of livestock products, 1,000 tons
Products |
2017 |
2016 |
Meat (live weight) |
272.5 |
263.6 |
Milk |
1,184.8 |
1,168.8 |
Eggs (million pieces) |
1,015.3 |
947.8 |
Source: State Statistics Committee