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Butter production in Azerbaijan drops by more than 13%

21 February 2026 16:23 (UTC +04:00)

In January of this year, 1,904.4 tons of butter were produced in Azerbaijan, APA-Economics reports, citing the State Statistical Committee.

This figure represents a 13.2% decrease compared to the same month last year.

As of January 1, industrial enterprises had 74.2 tons of finished product in stock.

During the reporting period, margarine production in the country decreased by 28.5% compared to January 2025, totaling 3,700.6 tons, while the production of liquid vegetable oil increased by 15.6% to 4,576.6 tons.

In addition, last month Azerbaijan produced 219.6 thousand decaliters (1 dal = 10 liters) of fruit juices, 11,433.5 tons of fruit and vegetable preserves, and 6.4 thousand tons of table salt. Compared to January of the previous year, these figures declined by 44.5%, 8.2%, and 11.1%, respectively.

In 2025, Azerbaijan imported a total of 20,130.38 tons of butter worth $145.31448 million and 4,086.42 tons of margarine worth $5.79509 million.