Azerbaijan imports $3.8M worth of ice cream in January-May

Azerbaijan imported 506 tons of ice cream worth $3.8 million in January-May 202, Report informs, citing its calculations based on data from the State Statistics Committee.

This is 29% more in value and 25% more in volume compared with the same period last year.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 220 tons of ice cream worth $1.9 million from Türkiye, up 16% in volume and 23% in value year-on-year. Imports from Russia totaled 145 tons worth $1 million, up 45% in volume and 76% in value.

Azerbaijan also bought 79 tons of ice cream worth $375,000 from Belarus, up 16% in volume and 33% in value. Imports from China amounted to 12 tons worth $158,000, while imports from Iran totaled 17 tons worth $125,000. There were no supplies from either country a year earlier.

For the first time in the past 16 years, Azerbaijan also imported ice cream from South Korea and Brazil. Supplies from South Korea totaled 1.1 tons worth $12,000, while imports from Brazil amounted to 0.3 tons worth $3,140.