Amount allocated from State Budget for food safety increased

In 2025, State Budget stipulates to allocate 527.5 million manats for food security measures in Azerbaijan (24.6 million manats or 4.9% more than in 2024).

Forecast: Agricultural sector to grow by 3.4% next year

Taking into account the forecasts provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, the agricultural sector is projected to grow by 3.4% next year and by 3.8% in 2026-2028.

Over 85% of fish farms operate without registration in Azerbaijan

Roughly 100,000 hectares of cotton sown in Azerbaijan this year

This year, cotton was sown on an area of about 100,000 hectares in Azerbaijan.

Farm lands in liberated territories now to be leased as follows

From now on, agricultural lands in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur will be leased to business entities through investment tenders.

Potato harvest has decreased in 2024

Over Jan-Sept 2024, potatoes were harvested from an area of 46,160 hectares out of 46,752.1 hectares of acreage.

A fertilizer plant to be constructed in Sumgait

Azerbaijan aims to become a persimmon export leader

Cocoon production in Azerbaijan has sharply decreased

Azerbaijan produced 429,000 tons of meat in live weight, 1,694,200 tons of milk, 1.755 billion eggs, 14,800 tons of wool, 239.4 tons of cocoons for Jan-Sept 2024, ABC.AZ reports, referring to the State Statistics Committee.

Azerbaijan’s tobacco exports abroad increased

Construction of 2nd stage of Yevlakh Pilot Agropark begins

The 2nd stage of construction work on the Yevlakh Pilot Agropark is starting.

Meat production in world stagnates, except for poultry farming

Global pork and beef production has stopped, while poultry meat production continues to grow steadily.

List of countries from which Azerbaijan imports most of all sheep

Price of sheep imported in Azerbaijan has grown by 31 manats

Over Jan-Aug 2024, Azerbaijan imported 112,504 sheep from foreign countries for $10.719 million.

Lands in liberated lands to be leased on preferential terms

Niger imposes a ban on export of a number of grain crops

Raw rice, ground rice, millet, sorghum, vigna and corn were banned from sale outside the country.

Azerbaijan supplies fertilizers to these countries

Brazil and Israel have started purchasing nitrogen fertilizers in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan has lowered potato exports

Over Jan-Sept 2024, Azerbaijan exported 48,234 tons of potatoes for $20,471.

Grape seed oil production starts in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan started production of cold-pressed oil from grape processing waste (grape seeds), for which a patent was obtained.

Broiler company Səba under liquidation

Azerbaijan exports nearly 40,000 tons of these products a year to foreign countries

The wholesale price of high-quality Guba apples ranges from 50-60 gapiks.