Food Wheat Production in Azerbaijan Reached Nearly 128 Thousand Tons in 2025

This is reported by AgroReview

In 2025, Azerbaijan achieved significant results in food wheat production, with a harvest of 127.9 thousand tons of grain, which is a substantial indicator for the country’s agricultural sector. The harvest was obtained from an area of about 22.2 thousand hectares, according to the government’s final report for the past year.

State Support and Subsidies for Farmers

Of the total harvested volume, approximately 124.2 thousand tons of wheat were delivered to procurement points. For this food wheat, farmers from 20 districts received state subsidies amounting to 14.96 million manats (approximately 8.8 million US dollars).

“Of the total production volume, about 124.2 thousand tons of grain were delivered to procurement points. For the supplied food wheat, farmers from 20 districts received state subsidies amounting to 14.96 million manats (approximately $8.8 million)”.

Investments in Irrigation and Self-Sufficiency Programs

The state is also actively investing in the development of irrigation systems to increase wheat yields. Throughout the year, 1.84 million manats of preferential loans and an additional 11 million manats in the form of subsidized financing were allocated for the installation of 133 circular irrigation systems covering an area of 6.76 thousand hectares.

The expansion of food wheat production is taking place within the framework of the national program to enhance food self-sufficiency, approved by President Ilham Aliyev. From 2022 to 2025, the Ministry of Agriculture of Azerbaijan signed agreements with farmers to grow wheat on over 29 thousand hectares of irrigated land. In 2025, a subsidy of 100 manats was in effect for each ton of grain delivered to procurement points.