Russia, Ukraine, Armenia – top importers of Georgian tangerines
Georgia has exported 28,855 tonnes of tangerines as of 15 January 2019. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture
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Georgia has exported 28,855 tonnes of tangerines as of 15 January 2019, announces the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture.
The export of tangerines grew by 29.36% compared to the 2017-2018 season.
Georgian tangerines were mainly exported to:
- Russia - 19,267 tonnes
- Ukraine – 6,280 tonnes
- Armenia - 2,690 tonnes
- Uzbekistan – 261 tonnes
- Kazakhstan – 138 tonnes
- Belarus - 120 tonnes
- Kyrgyzstan – 60 tonnes
- Latvia – 40 tonnes
The price of tangerines varies from 0.40 GEL to 0.70 GEL.
Additionally, about 11,855 tonnes of non-standard tangerines were delivered to factories for non-food processing.
Adjara’s local government subsidises non-standard tangerines and pays 10 tetri for every kilogram of lower quality yields to be processed and not sold as fruit.
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