During the first 9 months of 2015 Azerbaijan imported 1 million 7.1 thousand tons of wheat, which is 49% more than in the comparable period of 2014 (676 thousand tons), the State Statistics Committee told Turan.
The imported wheat is mostly Russian-made - 898.2 thousand tons. The volume of imported Kazakhstan grain was about 82 thousand tons.
This year, a ton of wheat was purchased abroad at an average price $ 224.6, or $ 30.5 lower than in the comparable period of 2014.
Only in the third quarter purchased abroad was 179.6 thousand tons of wheat at an average price of $ 207.3 / t.
According to the SSC, in 2014 wheat production in Azerbaijan amounted to 1 million 450 thousand tons. Data for this year have not yet been published.
According to the balance of consumption, in 2014 Azerbaijan used about 3 million tons of wheat, including 1 million 970 thousand tons for food. ----08B
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