During this period, exports of food products increased by 23.9 percent reaching $689 million.
According to the report, exports of individual products also rose compared to the same period of last year: sugar by $10.9 million or 55.1 percent, fruits and vegetables by $122.6 million or 31.9 percent, chemical industry products by $45.2 million or 30.4 percent, ferrous metals and related products by $8.6 million or 19.1 percent, cotton yarn by $2.6 million or 18.2 percent, and tea by $317,000 or 8.8 percent.
During the reporting period, agricultural products exports surged by 27.9 percent to make $551.4 million, while agro-industrial products surged by 7.3 percent to stand at $178.8 million. Overall, combined exports of agricultural and agro-industrial products increased by 22.1 percent to amount $730.2 million.