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Azerbaijan: 99.7% of Tomato Exports Go to Russia

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In January-March 2019, Azerbaijan exported 21,371 MT of tomatoes in the amount of $25.5 million. Compared to the same period in 2018, exports in quantitative terms increased by 7.7%, in value terms – by 6.1%.

The main importer of Azerbaijani tomatoes is Russia. In the first quarter of 2019, 21,303 MT of products were sent to the Russian market, which amounted to 99.7% of total exports, worth $ 25.4 million. Compared with January-March 2018, exports of tomatoes to Russia increased by 7.8% in quantitative terms and 6.3% in terms of value.

It is specified that for the whole 2018 Azerbaijan exported 172,000 MT of tomatoes for the sum of $177.4 million. The main importer of Azerbaijani tomatoes in 2018 was also Russia, which imported 170,000 MT of tomatoes for the sum of $176.3 million

From January to March 2019, exports of Azerbaijani apples to the Russian Federation amounted to 27,500 MT (+ 34.9%) in the amount of $11.3 million (+ 27.5%). The total exports of this type of fruit from Azerbaijan amounted to 29,300 MT worth $12.2 million. Compared to the same period in 2018, exports of apples from Azerbaijan increased by 41.5%, and in money terms – by 35.7% .

For the entire period of 2018, Azerbaijan exported 90,000 MT of apples for $38.4 million. Of these, 82,400 MT of apples worth $ 34.5 million were exported to Russia.

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Azerbaijani companies to supply major Russian food retailer

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X5 Retail Group, Russia’s second largest food retailer, will receive produce directly from member companies of the Azerbaijan Fruit and Vegetables Producers and Exporters Association (AMTIIA ), the Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation (AZPROMO) reported.

The decision was taken within the framework of AMTIIA’s meeting with representatives of X5 Retail Group. The sides discussed the direction of mutually beneficial cooperation and took a decision on the direct export of fruit and vegetables to the Russian market.

Headquartered in Moscow, X5 Retail Group operates such trade networks as Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, and Karusel.

The newly-established AMTIIA is responsible for boosting Azerbaijan’s export potential in the fruit and vegetable sector as well as increasing overall production levels.

Currently, some 14 Azerbaijani companies are allowed to export their agro-production to the Russian market.

The northern neighbor is still one of the main trade partners of Azerbaijan, which has long had a well-established place on the Russian market. The country currently ranks fifth in Russia’s foreign trade with the CIS countries (following Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan).

The trade turnover between Azerbaijan and Russia amounted to $1.06 billion in January to July 2016, while some $212.9 million of the figure accounted for the export to this country.

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Russia increases the import of Azerbaijani apples

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According to official data provided by experts from Russian Statistics, since the beginning of the current season about 43 thousand tons of apples from Azerbaijan has been  supplied to Russia. This is 41% more than last year.

U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has also published its own study of the issue: according to the American experts, this year Azerbaijan has exported only about 50,000 tons of apples, which equals to last year indices. At the same time, given the increasing consumption of the fruits in the country, the import of apples to Azerbaijan has increased, too – up to 15 thousand tons per year.

Source: www.fruitnews.ru