BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 8. Azerbaijan has imported 25,200 tons of meat, spending $55.1 million from January through July 2025.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Customs Committee indicates that imports fell by 5,500 tons, or 18 percent, in volume and by $13.4 million, or 19.6 percent, in value, compared to the same period last year.
Meat imports accounted for 0.40 percent of the country’s total imports.
Meanwhile, Azerbaijan exported $773,000 worth of meat and edible meat products during the same period, marking a $430,000, or 2.2-fold, surge year-on-year.
The country's domestic production included 335,300 tons of meat (including poultry), 1,315,500 tons of milk, 1,415.7 million eggs, 13,700 tons of wool, and 186.6 tons of silk in the first seven months of the year. Compared with the same period in 2024, egg production rose by 2.2 percent, meat production increased by 1.2 percent, milk output grew by 0.3 percent, wool production climbed by 3 percent, while silk output declined by 22.1 percent.
