Jan-Nov 2019: Georgia exported $54.76 million worth of hazelnuts
In August-November 2019, Georgian hazelnuts were exported to 37 countries including 10 new export destination countries. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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In January-November 2019 Georgia exported 10,879.4 tonnes worth $54.76 million of shelled and unshelled hazelnuts, which amounted to 1.6 per cent of total Georgian exports in this period, show data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Figures from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
In August-November 2019, Georgian hazelnuts were exported to 37 countries including 10 new export destination countries.
Figures from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
In the first 11 months of 2019, out of the total hazelnut export, 2,391.1 tonnes were exported in shell, while 8,488.4 tonnes were exported shelled.
The top three countries to where Georgia exported unshelled hazelnuts in the first 11 months of 2019 were the following:
- China - 931.8 tonnes
- Italy - 826.8 tonnes
- Iraq - 293.8 tonnes
The top three countries to where Georgia exported shelled hazelnuts in the first 11 months of 2019 were:
- Germany - 1,790.1 tonnes
- Italy - 1,627.9 tonnes
- Russia - 637 tonnes
In 2014, the export value of Georgian hazelnuts exceeded that of wine for the first time, data from the country's Agricultural Ministry show.
Figures from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
However in 2016 the invasion of the brown marmorated stink bug destroyed a significant portion of the hazelnut harvest in western Georgia. 2017 was even more devastating and struck a wider area.
Figures from the National Statistics Office of Georgia.
Production of Georgian hazelnuts decreased after 2015 and amounted to only 17,000 tonnes in 2018.
Georgia is home to more than 60,000 hazelnut growers.
Georgian Prime Minister Mamuka Bakhtadze has tasked Agriculture Minister Levan Davitashvili today with solving the country’s stink bug problem and issues with agricultural funguses; two of the major challenges facing the Georgian hazelnut sector.
The export of nuts from Georgia will exceed the export of wine in the near future, Andrei Yarmak, economist and expert at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) told East Fruit, an international analytical platform for fruit and vegetables.
Georgia, Azerbaijan and Turkey are joining forces to improve the quality and increase the production of hazelnuts, announces the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture.
Georgia is getting ready for a rich and high quality hazelnut harvest season during which thousands of tonnes of hazelnuts will be picked and sold locally or exported. This year more than 40,000 tonnes of hazelnut are expected to be harvested, while last year Georgian farmers picked just 17,000 tonnes of hazelnut.
The Georgian experience in fighting the brown marmorated stink bug was praised at 'International Symposium on Limiting the Spread of Contaminating Pests 2020' in Sydney, Australia, says the National Food Agency earlier today.
A new hazelnut processing and storage facility has opened in the village of Tela, in Lagodekhi municipality of Georgia, which is operated by local company Agritrade, announces the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia.
About 50,000 tonnes of high quality hazelnuts are expected to be harvested in Georgia this year, announces the Ministry of Agriculture. Farmers in the Samegrelo region of Georgia have already started to gather the hazelnut harvest.
Georgia has already exported 1,334 tonnes of hazelnuts this year – twice as much as the country exported in the same period of last year, says the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture.
Georgia has already exported 1,797 tonnes of hazelnuts this year which is an increase of 81 per cent compared to the same period of last year, says the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture.