In the first 11 months of last year, 891.5 tons of fresh beef with the bone worth $3,415.7 million were imported to Azerbaijan from abroad.
Yeniavaz.com calculations based on published official data show that the average customs value of 1 kilogram of fresh beef imported from abroad was $3.8 (6.5 manat).
It should be noted that fresh beef was imported to Azerbaijan from Belarus.
In addition, in the first 11 months of last year, 2,603 tons of frozen beef with the bone worth $9.204 million were imported to Azerbaijan. The average customs value of 1 kilogram of frozen beef with the bone, imported mainly from Ukraine (2,361.7 tons), Moldova (140 tons) and Belarus (99 tons), was $3.5 (6 manat).
For information, unlike beef imported from abroad, the price of locally produced meat in the country's leading supermarkets is several times higher.
Yesterday (January 27, 2025), the selling price of locally produced beef in the “Bravo”, “Araz”, “Rahat”, “Bazarstore” and “Neptun” supermarkets was:
It is also worth noting that, according to the well-known Numbeo portal, beef is sold in Azerbaijan at the highest price among the countries of the region, after Turkey and Armenia:
The average selling price of beef in the countries of the region was:
Turkey - $18.2;
Armenia - $11.8;
Azerbaijan - $9.7;
Iran - $9.6;
Georgia - $9;
Uzbekistan - $8.1;
Moldova - $7.6;
Russia - $7;
Kazakhstan - $6.9;
Belarus - $6.9;
Ukraine - $6.3.
Murad Mamedov