In the first ten months of this year, Azerbaijan imported 956,28 thousand Tonnen Wheat, which represents an increase of 7,4% compared to the same period last year. This was reported by the Interfax-Azerbaijan agency, citing data from the State Customs Committee.
In financial terms, the volume of grain purchases in the specified period increased by 34% to 330 million US-Dollar increased even more significantly.
As already mentioned, in October the import volume of Grains increased to 212,1 thousand tons compared to the September index (204,9 thousand tons), while purchases in price comparison decreased from $ 68,6 million in August to $ 67,9 million in October. So Azerbaijan bought one in the specified month Tonne Wheat for $320,37. Overall, the average price of purchased wheat in January-October this year was $345 per ton.
It is also reported that the purchase of vegetable oils in ten months of 2022 fell by 2,9% year-on-year in quantitative terms – to 102,22 thousand tons, while in monetary terms it fell by 22,4% to 176,61 Dollar has increased. million
Year-to-date export of vegetable oils from Azerbaijan is estimated at 6,7 thousand tons (down by 26,2%) worth $12,6 million (growth by 5,7%).
Source: APKinform (Ukraine)