BAKU, Azerbaijan - Butter and cooking-oil prices have risen across Azerbaijani stores, with increases ranging from 0.50 manat to 6 manats depending on the product and package size, according to shoppers, retailers and an economist interviewed for a television report.
One shopper said a butter product previously sold for 18.80 manats now costs 23.90 manats. The 5.10-manat increase is about 27%. Other consumers reported products rising from 22-23 manats to 27 manats and from 25 manats to 30 manats.
The higher prices are pushing some households toward 200- to 250-gram packages, while others are waiting for promotional discounts to reduce the immediate impact on family budgets.
Cooking Oil Also Costs More
The report said some four-liter packages of vegetable oil are selling for 25-26 manats.
Retailers confirmed that supplier prices had changed. One seller said some products rose by 0.50 manat over roughly 10 days, while certain butter products increased by 1 to 1.20 manats.
Stores outside Baku are reporting similar changes. A five-kilogram package cited in the report increased from 22.50 manats to 25 manats, an increase of about 11%.
Production Falls as Imports Rise
Azerbaijan produced 18,045 metric tons of butter in January-September 2026, down 9.5% from the same period a year earlier, according to data cited in the report. Butter imports increased 21% over the same period. The production and import figures were also reported separately by Azerbaijani media.
Economist Kamran Hajiyev said international supply chains, raw-material costs, weather, transport and logistics expenses, exchange rates and the operating costs of importers and retailers can all affect final prices.
Hajiyev said the risk of further increases remains for vegetable oils if global quotations and shipping costs continue to rise. He added that there was not yet enough evidence to conclude that a sharp additional increase in butter prices was inevitable.
The latest increases follow a longer period of pressure on Azerbaijan’s butter market. The average import price rose substantially in 2025, while earlier domestic forecasts warned that changes to import-duty preferences could add to retail prices in 2026.
The current figures reflect specific products and stores rather than a national average. Package size, fat content, brand, origin and discounts can produce significant differences between shelf prices.
Sources: Vesti Baku; television report.