BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. A total of 336.8 tons of wheat flour have been exported from Kuzbass (Russia) to Azerbaijan since the beginning of 2023, Trend reports.
According to the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance of the Russian Federation (Rosselkhoznadzor), Azerbaijan is one of the top four importers of wheat flour from Kuzbass (China, North Korea, and Turkmenistan are also in the top four).
In addition, the products have passed laboratory control, comply with quarantine and phytosanitary requirements of the importing country, and are approved for export.
In general, since the beginning of the year, more than 112,000 tons of grain as well as grain processing products have been exported from Kuzbass.
According to the State Customs Committee of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijani food imports increased by 3.42 percent ($40.8 million) and amounted to $1.2 billion from January through July 2023. In particular, Azerbaijan imported more than 679,940 tons of wheat, corn, and rice worth over $218.3 million.
