Azerbaijan exported 143,100 tons of tomatoes worth $172.3 million in January-September, the State Customs Committee has reported, even as shipment volumes slipped slightly.
According to the State Customs Committee, Azerbaijan’s tomato export revenue reached $172.3 million in the first nine months of this year, even though the volume shipped abroad edged down. Compared with the same period last year, the amount of tomatoes exported fell by 900 tons, or 0.6%, to 143,100 tons, while revenue rose by $15.1 million, or 9.7%.
Tomato exports accounted for 0.7% of the country’s total export revenue over the nine-month period.
Foreign trade turnover nears $37 billion
Azerbaijan’s overall foreign trade turnover reached $37.211 billion in January-September, up 5.2% from a year earlier, the State Customs Committee said.
Exports made up $23.865 billion of that total and imports $13.346 billion. Exports climbed 28.3% year-on-year, while imports dropped 20.4%.
As a result, Azerbaijan posted a foreign trade surplus of $10.519 billion, 5.7 times higher than in the same period last year.
