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Azerbaijan boosts horticultural exports
Mr. Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan, said of a year-over-year upward trend in the value of Azerbaijani fruit and vegetable exports in 2017, reports Interfax-Azerbaijan.
Tomatoes were the leading export category with their exports totaling $151 mln in 2017, a rise of 60% against the previous year, followed by hazelnuts (+9% to $114 mln) and persimmons (+32% to $91 mln). Exports of apples totaled $31 mln, showing a year-over-year increase of 35%.
A sharp increase was also reported with regards to onion exports, which amounted to $15 mln. Potato exports remained stable at about $26 mln.
As it was mentioned previously, the exports of non-oil products in Azerbaijan exceeded $1.5 bln in 2017, a third of which accounted for fruits and vegetables.