Azerbaijan: August cotton exports down 34%
Azerbaijan’s cotton export decreased this August by 33.6% compared to July, according to The Azerbaijan State Customs Committee (SCC).
The SCC said the country exported cotton for $747,000 this August versus $1.1 million in July, $1.17 million in June, $2.4 million in May, $2.2 million in April and $3.7 million in March (this year’s best index a month) and $16.6 million for Jan-August 2011.
In 2010, Azerbaijan exported 3,738.2 tons of cotton that made up 0.02% ($5.2 million) of country’s overall export ($21.3 billion).