Exports of tangerines up 22% in last six months
Tangerines were exported mostly to Russia, Armenia and Ukraine. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture.
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Exports of tangerines have increased 22% year-on-year in the last six months and amounted to 35,400 tonnes, bringing in $17.3 million which is a 16% increase compared to the same period of the previous year.
Tangerines were exported mostly to:
- Russia – 20,500 tonnes
- Armenia – 7,600 tonnes
- Ukraine – 5,300 tonnes
Georgian tangerines were also exported to Moldova, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, the USA and Germany.
The tangerines harvest season has just ended in Georgia and 31 thousand tonnes out of 50 thousand tonnes of tangerines have already been exported from the country in September-January of 2019-2020, announces the Ministry of Agriculture.
Exports of Georgian tangerines amounted to 21,333 tonnes from the middle of October to December 19 this year, which is 6.2 per cent more compared to the same period of last year, announced the Ministry of Agriculture.
2019 will be a special year for farmers taking into consideration the high quality of the tangerine harvest, said Georgian Minister of Agriculture Levan Davitashvili earlier today.
Exports of tangerines amounted to 1,658 tonnes from the middle of October to November 20 , announced the Ministry of Agriculture.
August 2021 marks 27 years of relations between Georgia and Tajikistan as the independent states. Ambassador of the Republic of Tajikistan to Georgia Rustam Soli has written the blog for Agenda.ge observing the current relations and the further perspectives of collaboration.
Exports of tangerines have increased by 34% in the last four months and amounted to 31,900 tonnes, bringing in $15.7 million, which is a 37% increase compared to the same period of the previous year, the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection reports.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Monday said this year’s fruit harvest was expected to hit about 45,000 tonnes of citrus, adding the Government would subsidise collection of non-standard tangerines.