Baku: Azerbaijan has achieved significant financial gains from its fruit and vegetable exports, reaching over USD 800 million in the first eleven months of 2025. During the January-November period, the nation exported 762.3 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables, amounting to USD 807.4759 million, APA-Economics reports, citing calculations based on the report of the State Customs Committee.
According to Azeri-Press News Agency, there was a notable increase compared to the same period in the previous year. The value of exported fruits and vegetables rose by 28.6%, an increase of USD 179.5 million, and the volume increased by 25%, or 152.2 thousand tons. In the first 11 months of 2024, Azerbaijan exported 610 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables worth USD 628 million.
The primary exports during the reporting period included tomatoes, valued at USD 175.5 million for 158.3 thousand tons, hazelnuts at USD 150.5 million for 17.4 thousand tons, persimmons at USD 107.7 million for 145.9 thousand tons, apples at USD 65.9 million for 93.9 thousand tons, pomegranates at USD 31.4 million for 32.1 thousand tons, and potatoes at USD 28.3 million for 71 thousand tons.
In the January-November period of this year, fruits and vegetables constituted 3.45% of Azerbaijan’s total exports and 24.34% of non-oil product exports.