Azerbaijan resumes avocado import from Tanzania

During the first ten months of 2022, Azerbaijan imported 300.81 tons (+ 59.3%) of avocados (fresh or dried) worth $ 758,000 (+45.5%), Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

The country purchased 124.36 tons (+2.2 times) of products worth $187.38 thousand (+2.3 times) from Turkiye, 60.23 tons (+8.9 times) worth $180.68 thousand (+8.2 times) from Kenya, 44.66 tons (-15.8%) worth $133.74 thousand (-20%) from Peru, 41.16 tons (+5.5%) worth $112.85 thousand (+5.1%) from the Republic of South Africa, 9.6 tons (+95.1 %) worth 68.54 thousand dollars (+40 %) from Luxembourg.

The supplies from the United Republic of Tanzania has been resumed after a year and 10 months with 0.19 tons of avocados worth $0.71 thousand imported from that country.

In 2021, Turkiye accounted for 40% of the 239.3 tons of avocados imported to Azerbaijan (from 12 countries), Peru was responsible for 23% and South Africa for 16%.