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Cotton production grows in Azerbaijan

7 November 2017 19:00 (UTC+04:00)
Cotton production grows in Azerbaijan

By Trend

As of November 7, 2017, 168,570 tons of cotton were harvested in Azerbaijan, which is 3.3 times more than in the same period of 2016, the Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee said in a message on November 7.

During the period, the biggest volume of cotton was harvested in Azerbaijan’s Saatli District.

In total, cotton has been sown on an area of 136,410 hectares this year, which is 2.7 times more than in 2016.

Crop areas (in hectares)

Harvest in tons

2017

2016

2017 compared to 2016

As of Nov. 7, 2017

As of Nov. 7, 2016

2017 compared to 2016

Throughout Azerbaijan

136,413.2

51.369

2.7 times

168,566.73

50,416.1

3.3 times

Aghjabadi

9,550

3,711

2.6 times

15,982.18

4,737.7

3.4 times

Aghdam

3,005

390

7.7 times

5,021.67

616

8.2 times

Agdash

3,000

1,154

2.6 times

3,024.8

1,092

2.8 times

Agsu

2,500

1,104

2.3 times

2,084.4

577

3.6 times

Beylagan

8,550

4,035

2.1 times

13,112.24

3,863

3.4 times

Barda

8,518.5

2,749

3.1 times

17,463.5

4,058.1

4.3 times

Bilasuvar

11,351.8

5,736

2 times

20,874.84

4,841

4.3 times

Jalilabad

500

426

117.4 percent

861.9

260.5

3.3 times

Fuzuli

2,050

505

4.1 times

1,563.90

266.9

5.9 times

Goranboy

5,000

2,024

2.5 times

5,172.8

3,004

1.7 times

Goychay

-

200

-

-

80.3

-

Hajigabul

1,203.9

526

2.3 times

531.26

364

146 percent

Imishli

15,641.5

4,746

3.3 times

11,020.48

4,246.5

2.6 times

Kurdamir

4,027

1,911

2.1 times

3,871.38

1,415

2.7 times

Neftchala

11,111

1,541

7.2 times

7,694.57

1,039

7.4 times

Saatli

17,220

8,028

2.1 times

23,172.2

7,460.9

3.1 times

Sabirabad

15,055

6,113

2.5 times

15,160.49

5,247.6

2.9 times

Salyan

7,052.4

2,286

3.1 times

7,228.8

1,265

5.7 times

Samukh

53

330

16.1 percent

35.42

560

6.3 percent

Tartar

3,123

1,035

3 times

7,032.86

1,763.5

4 times

Ujar

2,500

510

4.9 times

1,660.89

191.1

8.7 times

Yevlakh

2,168

1,435

1.5 times

2,402.75

2,855

84.2 percent

Zardab

3,232.3

874

3.7 times

3,593.4

612

5.9 times

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