Georgia getting ready for a rich orange harvest
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Georgia is getting ready for a rich orange harvest season during which thousands of tonnes of citrus fruits will be picked, packed and sold locally or exported.
The typical citrus season runs from November to January and in these months about 50,000-55,000 tonnes of citrus fruit are expected to be picked and exported.
The government has already introduced several initiatives to support the sector and more actions are planned in the future.
A special citrus harvest coordination centre opened in Adjara region today to offer support to citrus growers, producers and others in the industry.
Adjara’s local government announced that companies that pay 0.2 GEL for every kilogram of lower quality mandarins to be processed and not sold as fruit would receive a subsidy of 0.10 GEL from the state.
Georgia is getting ready for a rich orange season in northwestern Adjara region. The typical citrus season runs from November to January and in these months about 35,000-40,000 tonnes of citrus fruit are expected to be picked and exported.
Georgia is getting ready for a rich, high quality orange season in northwestern Adjara region.
Georgia has exported 26,509 tonnes of mandarins to Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Belarus and other foreign nations.
Georgia is enjoying a plentiful orange harvest mid-way through the picking season.
Georgia has exported 21,000 tonnes of standard mandarins to Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Qatar and Belarus.
The orange harvest season has just started in Georgia and 240 tonnes of mandarin have already been exported from the country, announces the government of the autonomous republic of Adjara.
Georgia has exported 8,595 tonnes of mandarins this year as of 3 December 2018, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection.
Georgia has exported 23,720 tonnes of mandarins this year as of December 24, 2018, announces Georgia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Protection.
Georgia exported 26,775 tonnes of mandarins during the 2018-2019 orange harvest season, announces the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture.
Exports of tangerines amounted to 1,658 tonnes from the middle of October to November 20 , announced the Ministry of Agriculture.