Azerbaijan increased export of fruits and vegetables by 2.2 percent in quantity terms and by 4 percent in value terms during the period of January-August 2020, local media has reported.

Azerbaijan is expanding the variety of its exports.

Azerbaijan exported ferrous metals and their products worth $27.4 million in the first seven months of 2020, local media reported with reference to the State Customs Committee on August 19.

Azerbaijan's southern neighbour Iran has carried out export operations worth $1.5 billion with Russia, via Azerbaijan’s territory in 2020, local media reported with the reference to the Head of the State Customs Administration of Iran Mehdi Mirashrafi.

The volume of imports of Austrian products to Azerbaijan increased by 23 percent from $23.9 million to $29.4 million in the first five months of 2020, compared to the same period of 2019, Trend reports citing the statistical bulletin of the State Customs Committee (SCC) of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan is Italy’s main trade partner in the South Caucasus region as the two countries enjoyed a $2.6bn-trade turnover in the first half of 2020.

Azerbaijan increased export of goods to Turkey in the first six months of 2020, local media reported with reference to the State Customs Committee on July 27.

Russia accounted to the largest amount of goods imported from Azerbaijan among CIS countries in the first six months of 2020, local media reported with reference to the State Statistics Committee on July 25.

Azerbaijan increased exports of tomatoe and chocolate in the perioed between January and March in 2020.

Azerbaijan exported non-oil products worth $549 million in January- April 2020, which is 5.8 percent less compared to the same period last year, the Center for Analysis of Economic reforms and communication reported on June 1.