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Agriculture in Azerbaijan (Summary of 2017)

Analysis Materials 16 February 2018 17:32 (UTC +04:00)

The agricultural production volume in actual prices amounted to 6.58 billion manats in Azerbaijan in 2017, which is by 4.2 percent more than in 2016, the State Statistics Committee said in a report.

The crop production increased by 2.7 percent, while livestock production - 6.1 percent in the reporting period.

In 2017, 2.69 million tons of grain were harvested from a 941,500-hectare-area, which is 5.2 percent less than in 2016.

An average of 28.6 centners of grain was harvested from each hectare. Thus, 235,600 tons of corn were harvested from a 35,700-hectare-area.

According to the report, 913,900 tons of potatoes were harvested (a 1.3 percent increase), 1.41 million tons of vegetables (a 10.6 percent increase), 438,100 tons of melons and gourds (a 5.7 percent decrease) during the reporting period.

As of Jan. 1, 2018, 30,600 tons of sunflower, 422,200 tons of sugar beet, 5,210 tons of tobacco and 207,500 tons of cotton were harvested in Azerbaijan.

In 2017, 954,800 tons of fruits and berries were produced in the country, which is 8.2 percent more than in 2016.

In addition, 45,500 tons of hazelnuts (32.9 percent growth), 156,800 tons of pomegranate (an 8 percent increase), 147,200 tons of persimmon (a 3 percent increase), 42,800 tons of citrus fruits (an 8.4 percent decrease), 152,800 tons of grapes (a 12 percent increase) and 775.2 tons of tea (a 23.7 percent decrease) were produced during the reporting period.

Some 540,500 tons of meat in live weight, 2.02 million tons of milk, 1.71 billion eggs, 16,000 tons of wool and 245.2 tons of silkworm cocoons were produced in the country in 2017. Compared to 2016, production of meat grew 3.2 percent, milk - by 0.7 percent, eggs - by 6.5 percent, silkworm cocoons - by 3.5 times, and wool production decreased by 3.7 percent.

2017

2016

Sown area, thousand ha

Harvested area, thousand ha

Harvested crop, thousand tons

Yield per centner /ha

Harvested area, thousand ha

Harvested crop, thousand tons

Yield per centner /ha

Cereals and legumes

977.2

977.1

2,928.8

29.8

997.5

3,065.1

30.7

including

- wheat

596.1

596.1

1,818.7

30.5

590.6

1.854

31.4

-corn

35.7

35.7

235.6

60.9

35.7

223.9

61.2

-rice with hull

5.1

5.1

16.2

31.7

2.5

5.6

22.5

Cotton

136.4

135.9

207.5

15.2

87.3

Sunflower

15.2

15.2

30.6

20.1

8.2

17.1

20.8

Sugar beet (for processing)

13.8

13.7

422.2

309

7

321.3

461

Tobacco

3.2

3.2

5,213.2

16.2

2.4

3,598.2

15.3

Potato

58.8

58.8

913.9

150

62.8

902.4

140

Vegetables

69.4

69.4

1,405.6

157

73.6

1,269.3

156

Melons and gourds

23.4

23.4

438.1

187

26.4

464.6

176

Fruits and berries

185.8

138.3

954.8

68.4

131.3

883.7

66.7

Grape

16.1

14.1

152.8

84.1

13.8

134.5

73.4

Green tea, tons

1.2

0.6

775.2

11.1

0.7

1,015.7

15.3

Source: State Statistics Committee

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