Georgian hazelnuts exports up 54% as of October 11
By exporting hazelnuts abroad Georgia generated $33.7 million. Revenues increased by 63 per cent compared to the same period of 2019. Photo: Georgian Hazelnut Growers Association.
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Georgia has exported 6,273 tonnes of hazelnuts between August 1 and October 11, which is a 54% increase compared to the same period of 2019, announces Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.
By exporting hazelnuts abroad Georgia generated $33.7 million. Revenues increased by 63 per cent compared to the same period of 2019.
The ministry says that Georgian hazelnuts were exported to these EU countries:
- Germany (1,989 tonnes)
- Italy (1,098 tonnes)
- Czechia (382 tonnes)
- Poland (210 tonnes)
- Bulgaria (176 tonnes)
- France (169 tonnes)
- Spain (165 tonnes)
- Lithuania (161 tonnes)
- Greece (97 tonnes)
- Estonia (44 tonnes)
- Latvia (43 tonnes)
- Austria (22 tonnes)
- Slovakia (15 tonnes)
- Croatia (10 tonnes)
Also, export of Georgian hazelnuts were made to these countries:
- Russia (354 tonnes)
- Armenia (326 tonnes)
- Belarus (153 tonnes)
- Ukraine (148 tonnes)
- Brazil (136 tonnes)
- Algeria (98 tonnes)
- Canada (64 tonnes)
- Mexico (53 tonnes)
- Saudi Arabia (60 tonnes)
- Iraq (24 tonnes)
- UK (22 tonnes)
- US (19 tonnes)
About 50,000 tonnes of high quality hazelnuts are expected to be harvested in Georgia this year.
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