BAKU, Azerbaijan, Feb.29
By Fidan Babayeva - Trend:
Azerbaijan's Balkhoorma company which is concerned with dried fruit production is looking to enter Thailand's market, company's Director Isfandiyar Isfandiyarov told Trend.
Isfandiyarov said that the parties have already finished the negotiations and only the logistics issues remain to be addressed.
"This year, we participated in Gulfood-2020 exhibition in Dubai following which representatives of a number of companies that can be considered potential clients expressed interest in cooperation with our company. Currently, export to Thailand and Germany is among our top goals," Isfandiyarov said.
He added that the company's products have been exported to Russia, Ukraine, Lithuania and UAE since 2019. Balkhoorma company also plans to increase manufacturing and export volume.
"The volume of export and production has increased in 2019 compared to 2018. Consequently, the revenue from export amounted to $1.1 million in 2019," he said.
Balkhoorma company began its operations in 2019. The capacity of the plant is 20 tons a week. The company is producing various goods from persimmon, including dried, semi-dried persimmon and persimmon chips.
