Azerbaijan expands exports to Russia

By Azernews

By Nigar Abbasova

Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) has allowed four Azerbaijani companies to export meat and dairy production to Russia, Azerbaijan’s economy ministry reported.

Pal Food and Bilasuvar Argo (producers of dairy products), Gabala poultry farm and Sahliyali (producers of meat products) will now be able to export their products to the northern neigbor.  

The number of Azerbaijani companies that are allowed to export their agro-production to the Russian market currently amounts to 14 including, Gabala poultry farm, Seba, Zahmat Ruzi, Bilasuvar Argo, Pal Food, AzFP Co. Ltd, Milk-Pro, Atena, Sahliyali, Ujar Argo, Caspian Fish Co, Gandja Sud, Baku Sea Fishing Port, Khazar Fish.

 The ministry also reported that it will continue to work in the direction to expand the list of these companies.     

Agriculture is one of the fast growing and largest employing sectors of economy in Azerbaijan. The fertile lands, abundance of water and climatic diversity create favorable conditions for a strong agricultural sector in the country and provides for the production of high quality products.

Azerbaijan ranks fifth in Russia's foreign trade with the CIS countries (following Belarus, Kazakhstan, Ukraine and Uzbekistan). 

Azerbaijan, which has long ago got a well-established place on the Russian market, enjoys a good potential to export a wide range of food and agricultural products to Russia. The northern neighbor is one of the largest importers of Azerbaijani agro-products.

Azerbaijan and Russia are tied by firmly based ties, which were officially established in 1992. Cooperation between the countries is based on the principles of mutual respect and good neighborly relations.