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Russia, Ukraine, Armenia – top importers of Georgian tangerines

Georgia has exported 29,723 tonnes of tangerines as of 29 January 2019. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture

Agenda.ge, 29 Jan 2019 - 18:35, Tbilisi,Georgia

Georgia has exported 29,723 tonnes of tangerines as of 29 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 - 19,836 tonnes
Ukraine – 6,424 tonnes
Armenia - 2,767 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.

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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