Wheat imports in Azerbaijan in January 2017 amounted to 58 thousand 700,8 tons, which is 3.4 times higher than the same period last year, informed the Agency "Interfax-Azerbaijan" the state statistical Committee.

According to statistics, the total value of imported Republic of wheat amounted to $10 million 857,1 thousand (growth-3.2 times).

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 27 10,7 thousand tons of raw sugar and sugar (an increase of 35.3%) in the amount of $12 million 334 thousand (increase by 37.7%), vegetable oil - 1 425,6 thousand tons (a decline of 90,8%) in the amount of $1 million 398,6 million (a decline of 89%), tea - 714,1 tons (growth 2.8 times) in the amount of $2 million 708,5 thousand (an increase 3.3 times), butter oil, milk - 1 of 272.8 thousand tons (an increase 3.3 times) $3 million 983,8 thousand (growth-3.2 times).

Fruits in January to the Republic imported 6 859,8 thousand tons (an increase of 60%) in the amount of $5 million 320,6 million (15% growth), vegetables - 2 406,6 thousand tons (growth by 25.6%) to $1 million 315,3 thousand (an increase of 23.9%), potatoes - 18 510,7 thousand tons (a decline by 13.6%) to $3 million 616,6 thousand (decrease of 28.9%).

For the January 2017 from Azerbaijan to the export is directed 795,7 6 thousand tons of vegetables (growth 2.3 times) in the amount of $6 million 321,4 thousand (growth in 2 times), fruits - 15 920,8 thousand tons (growth on 44,7%) $17 million 693,1 million (growth by 38.4%), tea to 80.3 tonnes (a decline of 35.1%) in the amount of $521,4 million (a decline of 21.8%).

In addition, Azerbaijan's exports in the reporting period aimed 2 275,9 thousand tons of sugar (a decline of 36.2%) in the amount of $1 million 443,6 thousand (decrease by 36%), vegetable oils - 920,2 ton (an increase of 11.9%) in the amount of $1 million to 41.3 million (growth by 12.5%).

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