Baku: Azerbaijan exported 291,400 tons of fruits and vegetables valued at $299.282 million from January to May 2025.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, citing calculations based on data from the State Customs Committee, this period saw an increase in both the value and volume of exports compared to the same period last year.
The export value rose by 19.1%, amounting to an additional $48 million, while the volume of exports increased by 26.2%, an additional 60,500 tons. In the first five months of 2024, Azerbaijan had exported 230,900 tons of fruits and vegetables worth $251.28 million.
Among the key exported products, tomatoes were valued at $113.8 million for 98,700 tons, hazelnuts were worth $65.2 million for 9,400 tons, persimmons totaled $32.9 million for 45,800 tons, apples accounted for $32.3 million for 46,600 tons, potatoes were valued at $22.5 million for 56,800 tons, and pomegranates brought in $4.3 million for 5,000 tons.
During this reporting period, fruits and vegetables made up 2.72% of Azerbaijan’s total exports and 21.26% of the country’s non-oil exports.