Azerbaijan's wheat imports from Russia shrink

During the first five months of 2022, Azerbaijan bought 355,625 tons of wheat for $124.049 million, Report informs, citing the State Statistics Committee.

According to the committee, although the volume of wheat imports decreased by 9.3% compared to the same period last year, Azerbaijan spent 24.4% more on them in 2022.

During the reporting period, Azerbaijan imported 209,563 tons (-45.7%) from Russia for $74.782 million (-23.7%), 146,062 tons (+23.2 times) from Kazakhstan for $49.267 million (+29.4 times).

Just over 95% of the 1,148 million tons of wheat imported by Azerbaijan last year came from Russia.