BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 4. Azerbaijan exported hazelnuts worth $94.3 million from January through October 2023, Trend reports.
The calculations based on data from the Center for Analysis of Economic Reforms and Communications of Azerbaijan show that hazelnut exports in value increased by $14 million or 17.43 percent year-on-year ($80.3 million).
Azerbaijan exported hazelnuts worth $106.3 million in 2022, which is $2.5 million or 2.3 percent less year-on-year.
The data of the State Customs Service of Azerbaijan shows that Azerbaijan exported 21,860 tons of hazelnuts in 2022.
According to the International Nut and Dried Fruit Council's data for the 2022/2023 season, Azerbaijan ranks 4th among the world's hazelnut producers.
Azerbaijan produced 24,000 tons of peeled hazelnuts from January through October 2023. Azerbaijan's share in the world production is 4 percent.
The top three are Türkiye (415,300 tons - 71 percent), Italy (38,700 tons - 7 percent) and the US (31,900 tons - 5 percent).
