BAKU: Azerbaijan imported 328,500 tons of wheat from January through May of this year, Trend reports via the State Customs Committee.
In the reporting period, the cost of imported wheat totaled $72.7 million. This represents a decrease of 121,600 tons (27 percent) in volume and $62.2 million (46.1 percent) in value compared to the first five months of last year.
In the meantime, wheat imports were just a drop in the bucket, accounting for a mere one percent of Azerbaijan’s overall imports.
Compared to 2022, the country’s import of wheat last year was over 1.17 million tons, a decrease of 9.1 percent, or 117,655 tons.
Source: Trend News Agency