Azerbaijan's cotton fiber exports rise to $137.1 million

Azerbaijan exported 97,300 tons of cotton fiber in January-July 2026, Report informs, citing the State Customs Committee.

The value of the exported cotton fiber amounted to $137.1 million.

Compared with the same period of last year, exports increased by 21,000 tons, or 27.5%, in volume and by $27.4 million, or 24.9%, in value.

Revenue from cotton fiber exports accounted for 0.7% of Azerbaijan's total export earnings during the reporting period.

In the first seven months of the year, Azerbaijan conducted trade operations with foreign countries worth $29.216 billion, up 1.3% year-on-year.

Exports accounted for $19.34 billion of the total foreign trade turnover, while imports amounted to $9.88 billion.

Over the past year, exports increased by 27%, while imports decreased by 27.4%. As a result, Azerbaijan recorded a positive foreign trade balance of $9.46 billion, which was 5.9 times higher than a year earlier.