Growth in Agricultural Production - 6.7%

In January-November, the volume of agricultural production in Azerbaijan amounted to 5 billion 384 million manat, which is 6.7% more than last year, when it recorded 2.9% decline , the State Statistics Committee.

Due to the 10.8% growth, the share of crop production in the structure of agricultural production has increased from 48.3% to 50.9% (2.7 billion manats). Livestock production has increased since the beginning of the year by 2.5%.

According to the committee, taking into account maize (211.3 thousand tons), there was collected approximately 3 million tons of grain, 617.4 thousand tons or 25.9% more than in 2014.

Vegetable production was 1 million. 256.7 thousand tons (+ 6.3%), potatoes - 831.5 thousand tons (+ 1.5%), fruits and berries - 880.6 thousand tons (+4 2%), melons and gourds - 484.5 thousand tons (+ 9.9%), etc.

Poultry farms, unlike other areas of livestock, reduced the amount of egg production (1.4 billion) by 1.4%. The State Statistics Committee attributed this trend to the transition of some poultry farms to broiler production.

Manufacturing value added in agriculture amounted to 2.9 billion manats, which is 6.7% more than for 11 months of 2014.

In the Year of Agriculture its development was invested about 360 million manats, which is 29.6% more than in the same period last year. 08D