Georgia exports 21,000 tonnes of mandarins
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Georgia has exported 21,000 tonnes of standard mandarins to Russia, Ukraine, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Poland, Qatar and Belarus.
Additionally, about 7,700 tonnes of non-standard mandarins have already been processed in Georgia.
The typical citrus season runs from November to January and takes place mainly in Georgia’s western Adjara region.
A special coordination centre has opened in Adjara region to offer support to citrus growers and producers to sell this year’s harvest.
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 harvest season during which thousands of tonnes of citrus fruits will be picked, packed and sold locally or exported.
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.