Tokyo, 17 January, /AJMEDIA/
Azerbaijan’s self-sufficiency in wheat averages 60 percent, Firdovsi Fikratzade, Director of the Agro Research Center of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Agriculture, told AJMEDIA.
Fikratzade stressed that Azerbaijan annually produces an average of two million tons of wheat.
“Some 1.3-1.4 million tons of wheat are imported per year,” director of the Agro Research Center added. “Azerbaijan’s self-sufficiency in wheat averages 59-60 percent. The index of wheat import for flour production is just over 40 percent.”