Azerbaijan cuts banana imports

 In the first quarter of this year Azerbaijan imported 4,371 tons of bananas from Ecuador. This is 35 per cent less than in the same period in the year before. Although an official reason for the reduction has not been disclosed, experts are putting it down to a decline in weddings. In January- March 2015, 17,000 wedding took place, and in the same period this year, the number fell to 14,200. Bananas are an integral part of the fruit dessert at Azerbaijani weddings.