In January-March, Azerbaijan increased the imports of food products by 15.4% YoY, to $389.942 million, reported the State Customs Committee.
In particular, wheat formed the major share in the structure of food imports – 405.8 thousand tons (up by 28.4%) valued at $91.13 million, while vegetable and animal oils – 33.1 thousand tons (-25%) at $28.6 million.
At the same time, in the first quarter of 2019 food products covered 12.44% of the general imports to Azerbaijan. (APK-Inform/Business World Magazine)