Azerbaijan reduces imports of agricultural products by 17%

Baku. 6 April. REPORT.AZ/ Import of agricultural products decreased by 17% in first quarter of 2017. 

Report informs, Chairman of the State Customs Committee Aydin Aliyev has said during talks with the officials of the Federal Customs Service of Russia in Baku about customs clearance of fruits and vegetables exported from Azerbaijan to Russia: “Compared to last year, exports increased by 73% in 2017. Our products exported not only in Russia but also Ukraine and Kazakhstan".

Chairman of the committee said that hazelnuts sent to distant countries: "Azerbaijan gave 150 mln AZN concessional loans for the purchase of equipment. All products exported from the country are checked. Only at the beginning of last year, 300 kg of tomatoes from Turkey were detained at the border with Russia."