Georgia increases clementine, apple exports
Georgia exported 9,800 tonnes of apples, which is 13 times higher than in the same period of 2019. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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Georgia has exported 10,848 tonnes of clementines between August 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021 which is a 38% increase compared to the same period of 2019-2020, announces Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.
The volume of clementine exports is 23% more than it was in the same period of 2019-2020, while the value of exports increased by 15%, said the ministry.
Georgian clementines were mainly exported to Russia (22,000 tonnes), to Armenia (8,300 tonnes) and to Ukraine (5,300 tonnes).
In addition to these countries Georgian clementines were also exported to Moldova, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Lithuania, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, the United States of America, Germany and Kazakhstan.
In the same period Georgia exported 9,800 tonnes of apples, which is 13 times higher than in the same period of 2019-2020.
By exporting this amount of apples Georgia generated $4.2 million. The value of exports increased by $3.8 million.
Georgian apples were mainly exported to Russia (9,400 tonnes).
In addition, apples were exported to Kazakhstan, Armenia, Hungary, Turkmenistan, Singapore and Hong Kong.
Georgia has exported 1,928 tonnes of mandarins worth $941,000 between August 1 and November 23, announces the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.
Georgia has exported 5,045 tonnes of apples worth $2.2 million between August 1 and November 23, announces the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.
Georgia has exported 2,514 tonnes of apples between August 1 and October 18, which is a 600 per cent increase compared to the same period of 2019, announces the Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.
Georgia has exported 25.3 tonnes of peaches and nectarines worth $21.3 million from May 1 to October 4 which is two times more than in the same period of last year, announces the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia.
Georgia has exported 15,300 tonnes of hazelnuts between August 1, 2020 and January 31, 2021 which is a 49% increase compared to the same period of 2019, announces Georgian Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection.
Georgia has exported 1,636 tonnes of peaches and nectarines worth $1.43 million from May 1 to June 27 which is 18 times more than in the same period of last year, announces the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia.
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.
A total of 14,600 tonnes of Georgian hazelnuts have been exported from August 1 to November 28, which amounted to 66.8 million USD, the Georgian Agriculture Ministry announces.
The Georgian Agriculture Ministry said on Friday it was expecting an “abundant” apple harvest of between 130-135 thousand tonnes in the country this year.
Fruit processing enterprises involved in the Georgian state programme enabling farmers to submit their produce accepted over 73,000 tonnes of apples during the last harvest season, with producers making over $6,6 million in delivering their products, Georgia’s Rural Development Agency said on Friday.