Azerbaijan sharply reduced potato exports last year

12:53 - 23.01.2025


 January 23, Fineko/abc.az. Azerbaijan exported 48,345 tons of potatoes for $20,504.

ABC.AZ reports, citing the State Customs Committee, that compared with 2023, potato exports decreased in quantitative terms by 22,848 tons (32%), and in monetary terms by $10,426 (34%).

In 2023, Azerbaijan exported 71,192 tons of potatoes for $30,930.

In 2024, the cost of 1 kg of exported potatoes was 0.72 manats (0.02 manats, or 2.4%) less than in 2023.

Last year, the share of potato exports in Azerbaijan's total exports was 0.08%, and in non–oil exports - 0.61%.