SABIRABAD, Azerbaijan, June 24. Cotton rising
is among the most necessary financial and social areas within the
agricultural sector of Azerbaijan, the Minister of Agriculture,
Majnun Mammadov, mentioned at a regional session on cotton rising
improvement points in Sabirabad, Pattern’s correspondent studies from the
occasion.
The minister emphasised that in 2025, roughly 50,000
everlasting and seasonal employees labored within the area of cotton
manufacturing and processing. This immediately affected the dwelling
requirements of 200,000-300,000 individuals and performed an necessary function in
stabilizing incomes within the areas.
Based on the State Customs Committee, within the first quarter
of 2026, Azerbaijan completely exported 47,700 tons of cotton value
$70 million from January by means of March 2026, reflecting a progress of
$22.7 million, or 1.5 instances, in worth, and a further 17,300
tons, or 56.8%, in quantity in comparison with the identical interval final
12 months.
In the meantime, in the course of the reporting interval, the nation imported
cotton value $2.7 million, up $531,000, or 24.1%, 12 months on 12 months.
