Agriculture 2019 in Azerbaijan
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Monthly Information Bulletin May Agriculture 2019 in Azerbaijan • Agricultural production indicators • Agricultural market • State support to agriculture • Extension services • News Agricultural production indicators On January-May 2019, total volume of agricultural products increased by 6.7% compared with the same period (Picture 1). Picture 1. The index of physical volume of agricultural products comparable prices, compared with the last year 52.0 24.9 8.5 6.7 2.9 2.5 Agriculture overall Plant-growing Cattle-breeding 2019 January-May 2018 January-May Source: State Statistics Committee Total volume of agricultural products in factual prices was 1.95 billion manats, either 80.6% (1.6 billion manats) was in the cattle-breeding or 19.4% (378.3 million manats) was in the plant-growing sector. On January-May 2019, amount of added value in agriculture, forestry and fishery accounted for 3.7% of GDP(Picture 2). Picture 2. Share of agriculture, forestry and fishery 3.7 3.5 2019 January-May 2018 January-May Source: State Statistics Committee 2 The volume of all agricultural products (except green tea leaves) increased on January-May, 2019 (Schedule 1). Schedule 1. Agricultural production Compared with the January-May January-May Product Name Measure same period last year, 2019 2018 % Meat (live weight) thousand tons 201.4 195.3 +3.1 Milk thousand tons 845.9 829.1 +2.0 Egg mln units 765.5 741.8 +3.2 Wool thousand tons 12.2 11.8 +3.1 Grain thousand tons 155.0 71.7 +2.2 t. (excl.grain maize) Potato thousand tons 172.5 135.4 +27.3 Vegetable thousand tons 247.4 217.0 +14.0 Fruits and berries thousand tons 16.6 13.1 +26.7 Green tea leaves tons 321.4 353.2 -9.0 Source: State Statistics Committee 3 As of June 1, it was planted spring plants on 412.7 thousand hectares (Schedule 2). Schedule 2. Sown area under spring plants, ha Current year compared 2019 2018 with the last year, % Total spring sowings 412728.6 438989.6 94.0 Cereals and legumes (excl. grain maize), from: 39229.5 40304.6 97.3 wheat 7449.0 3445.1 216.2 oats 5446.6 4625.0 117.8 paddy 2934.9 3664.6 80.1 Grain maize - total: 33136.3 32370.5 102.4 including grain 31778.3 29999.3 105.9 Fodder root crops 1.5 5.0 30.0 Total of current shadeless perennial grasses 64904.2 59104.8 109.8 including last year’s autumn planting: Cotton 100111.7 130065.3 77.0 Sunflower for seed 16310.5 10788.9 151.2 Tobacco 2911.7 3379.4 86.2 Potato 56803.8 59156.1 96.0 Vegetable-total 67704.3 67441.9 100.4 Watermelons and melons 21154.6 20365.7 103.9 Sugarbeet (for processing) 7345.9 8952.4 82.1 Annual grass 1673.6 1694.5 98.8 Other sowing spring crops 1441.0 5360.5 26.9 Source: State Statistics Committee 4 Agricultural market On January-May 2019, agricultural products were exported in term of value 325.9 million USD. The volume of agricultural exports increased by 41.1 % in terms of value compared with the same period last year (Picture 3). Picture 3. Exports of agricultural products, million USD 325.9 230.9 2019 January-May 2018 January-May Source: State Customs Committee Export indicators of agricultural products with comparable period are shown in Schedule 3. Schedule 3. Export of agricultural products Compared with the January-May 2019 January-May, 2018 same period last year, % Product Name quantity value quantity value by quantity by value (tons) (mln USD) (tons) (mln USD) Potato 52453.9 22.7 44387.1 19.8 118.2 114.9 Vegetable 123002.3 118.3 101251.91 104.2 121.5 113.5 Fruit 76190.4 100.0 55663.8 65.8 136.9 152.0 Barley 16120.7 2.7 4654.1 0.9 3.5 t. 3.0 t. Tobacco 2515.7 5.8 1446.0 4.6 174.0 125.4 Cotton fiber 47955.4 68.7 16641.1 25.9 2.9 t. 2.7 t. Raw leather 2995.3 5.0 2470.1 6.4 121.3 77.8 Raw silk 11.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Animal x 2.2 x 3.3 x 68.1 products* Total x 325.9 x 230.9 x 141.1 Source: State Customs Committee * The amount of meat, milk and cream, wool, natural honey, bird eggs, and livestock includes in animal products. 5 Current year on May, the wholesale price of “Palmet” sort of apple, “Meshe gozeli” sort of pear, lemon (Lankaran) and onion (Barda) has increased relative compared with the last month, the others have been either low or stable (Schedule 4). Schedule 4. The wholesale price of agricultural products changed on May compared with the last month (in manat) April May April May Name Difference Name Difference 2019 2019 2019 2019 Fruit Simerenko Dushes 0.80 0.75 -6.3% 2.50 2.50 0.0% Qrani Smit Meshe gozeli Apple 1.40 1.40 0.0% 2.40 2.50 4.2% Pear Palmet Krasavitsa 0.60 0.80 33.3% 2.50 2.50 0.0% Jalilabad Konfrans Strawberry 3.50 1.40 -60.0% 1.90 1.90 0.0% Lankaran Turkey Lemon Orange 0.15 0.20 33.3% 1.40 1.50 7.1% Vegetable Jalilabad Barda Onion 0.80 0.58 -27.5% 0.22 0.40 81.8% Potato Fresh potato Melit 0.80 0.58 -27.5% 0.70 0.40 -42.9% Baki Barda 1.70 0.50 -70.6% 0.80 0.25 -68.8% Zira Patron Cucumber 2.30 0.50 -78.3% 1.10 0.60 -45.5% Tomato Salyan Yelpanak 1.40 0.45 -67.9% 0.90 0.30 -66.7% Chahrayi Tikanli 1.60 0.60 -62.5% 0.90 0.40 -55.6% Aghdash Green Cabbage Pepper 1.10 0.35 -68.2% 3.00 1.80 -40.0% Local Tovuz Garlic Carrot 2.00 0.25 -87.5% 0.80 0.60 -25.0% Source: Ministry of Agriculture (www.aqrarbazar.az) 6 The wholesale price of potato (Calilabad), carrot (Tovuz), “Golden delishes” sort of apple increased on May compared with the same period last year, the wholesale price of the most agricultural products remained low and stable (Schedule 5). Schedule 5. The wholesale price of agricultural products on May, 2019 compared with May of last year (in manat) May May May May Name Difference Name Difference 2018 2019 2018 2019 Fruit Simerenko Konfrans 1.60 0.75 -53.1% 4.20 1.90 -54.8% Pear Qrani Smit Meshe gozeli 1.50 1.40 -6.7% 2.50 2.50 0.0% Apple Golden delishes Jalilabad Strawberry 0.70 1.40 100.0% 3.00 1.40 -53.3% Palmet Greengage Local 1.20 0.80 -33.3% plum 2.80 1.50 -46.4% Local Turkey Apricot Lemon 5.00 3.50 -30.0% 0.30 0.15 -50.0% Vegetable Aghdam Jalilabad Barda Onion yellow Potato 0.33 0.58 75.8% 0.22 0.40 Shamkir (fresh) Green 0.80 0.58 -27.5% 2.00 1.80 -10.0% Pepper Egg- Local Hot plant 2.20 1.00 -54.5% 3.50 2.70 -22.9% Aghdash Melit Cabbage 0.35 0.35 0.0% 0.80 0.40 -50.0% Zira Patron Cucumber 2.00 0.50 -75.0% 1.00 0.60 -40.0% Salyan Tikanli 1.00 0.45 -55.0% 1.50 0.40 -73.3% Tomato Baki Local Garlic 2.00 0.50 -75.0% 0.80 0.25 -68.8% Chahrayi Tovuz Carrot 1.30 0.60 -53.8% 0.55 0.60 9.1% Source: Ministry of Agriculture (www.aqrarbazar.az) 7 State support to agriculture 303 agricultural machineries to 115 individuals and legal entities have been sold by “Agroleasing” OJSC during five months of 2019. During this period, 608 agricultural machineries to 23 legal and 275 individuals and entities have been sold by means of 21 suppliers by Agency for Agro Credit and Development (Schedule 6). Schedule 6. Agricultural machineries granted on lease (unit) Sum It was leased within Name of machinery January-May, 2019 (2005 – 31.05.2019) Total 34797 1172 Wheat combine-harvester 1047 163 Cotton combine-harvester 222 0 Tractor 10409 286 Other machineries 23119 723 Source: Ministry of Agriculture Mineral fertilizers in the amount of 81.73 thousand tons and 146.5 thousand liters pesticides have been sold by “Agroleasing” OJSC in the course of January- May, 2019. Agency for Agro Credit and Development gave 8.8 million manats of preferential credits for 11 legal entities and 208 individuals who are working in the agricultural sector of 52 regions of the country in order to develop agriculture over January- May, 2019. As a result of giving preferential credits, 231 temporary and permanent workplaces have been opened. 8 Extension services in agriculture On May 2019, 222 trainings were conducted for agricultural producers involved 3659 people in 57 regions in accordance with the “Action Plan for extension services” in the Ministry of Agriculture (Schedule 7). Schedule 7. Statistics trainings conducted by Ministry of Agriculture Total May, 2019 Training institutions (01.01.2019-31.05.2019) Trainings Participiants Trainings Participiants General State Technical Inspection Service 230 3,733 45 691 The State Veterinary Service 102 1,224 30 405 RI of Cattle-breeding 82 1,550 41 621 Azerbaijan State Agricultural University 70 1,431 41 727 RI of Plant-growing 57 1,263 5 101 “Agroleasing” OJSC 32 941 1 27 RI for Vegetable Growing 29 472 5 69 RI of Viticulture and Winemaking 25 383 2 28 Ganja Agricultural and Innovation Center 23 285 4 46 RI of Plant Protection and Technical Crops 22 505 0 0 Agro Research Center (ARC) 22 875 1 6 RI for Fruit and Tea Growing 20 451 1 19 State Phytosanitary Service 18 359 16 315 Agency for Agro Credit and Development 18 534 0 0 Beylegan Agricultural and Innovation Center 14 210 6 88 Salyan Agricultural and Innovation Center 11 245 4 64 Terter Agricultural and Innovation Center 11 252 5 76 Registration of Plant Species and Seed Control 10 214 2 72 Lankaran Agricultural and Innovation Center 10 277 2 49 Guba Agricultural and Innovation Center 9 214 1 16 Shaki Agricultural and Innovation Center 9 177 3 60 State Agro Trade Company 5 200 0 0 RI of Veterinary 4 107 2 49 Kurdemir Agricultural and Innovation Center 4 131 2 65 Other 3 78 1 20 RI of State Seed Fund and Vegetable Growing 2 45 2 45 RI of Plant Protection 2 46 0 0 Total 844 16,202 222 3,659 Source: Ministry of Agriculture In total, from 01.11.2018 to 31.05.2019, 1080 trainings were conducted.