New chance for Azerbaijani companies to expand markets

By Aynur Jafarova

The agricultural products of Azerbaijan's various companies are demonstrated at the 16th Russian agricultural exhibition 'Golden Autumn 2014', which is underway in Moscow on October 8-11.

The news was announced by Azerbaijan's Economy and Industry Ministry.

Fourteen Azerbaijani companies engaged in the sale of fruit and vegetables, a variety of fruit juices, jams, tomato paste and other products, represent the country at the event.

The exhibition is important for the Azerbaijani companies in terms of presenting their products, increasing export opportunities and gaining access to new markets.

Russia has banned the import of almost all fruits and vegetables from Poland, including apple, pear, cherry, peach, plum and cabbage since August 1.

Imposition of bans on imports of European and U.S. products by Russia has created new opportunities for increasing the export capacity of Azerbaijan's agricultural products to this neighboring country.

Russia is the main trade partner of Azerbaijan in the CIS. It also ranks first among the countries importing from Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan's delicious, high-quality and organic agricultural products have always enjoyed significant demands in the Russian market. Great interest of Russian consumers shown towards diversity of products offered by the Azerbaijani companies, high quality and packaging level of the products during the exhibition 'Golden Autumn 2014' is the main indicator of this.

Today, Azerbaijan is ready to rapidly boost the volume of our export. This year, the country has imported 157,000 tons of fruits and vegetables, particularly potato, nuts and other goods, through the border with Russian Dagestan.

/AzerNews/