BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 5
By Fidan Babayeva – Trend:
Azerbaijani wine was exported to Israel for the first time in 2020, Chairman of the Azerbaijan Wine Producers and Exporters Association Elchin Madatov told Trend.
"I may confidently say that currently, the enterprises producing alcoholic beverages do not export them because the government made a decision to ban the export of such products due to the pandemic in the world," Madatov said.
“After a short break during the period of special quarantine regime, the export of products to Kyrgyzstan was resumed in May,” the chairman said. “At the moment, enterprises are holding the talks on this issue with the representatives from South Korea and the US.”
“Due to the abovementioned circumstances, the export volumes are less compared to the same period of last year,” the chairman said. “At this stage, our main task is to consolidate our positions in the sales markets.”
The main exporters of Azerbaijani wine are Sheki, Jalilabad, Ganja and Goygol wineries, as well as a number of other private companies involved in the production of alcoholic beverages.
The volume of wine production in Azerbaijan last year decreased and amounted to over 500,000 decalitres. At the same time, in 2019, a record grape harvest was collected in Azerbaijan - more than 190,000 tons, which is 30 percent more than a year before.
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