Georgia exports 14,600 tonnes of hazelnuts as of November 28

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. 

• Six months data: Georgian hazelnuts exports up 49% y/y

In January-October 2021, the export of Georgian hazelnuts and other nuts increased by 31.1% compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reported.

Georgian hazelnuts were exported to the following EU countries:

• Italy (5,957 tonnes)
• Germany (2,628 tonnes)
• Spain (424 tonnes)
• Czechia (423 tonnes)
• Poland (337 tonnes)
• Lithuania (284 tonnes)
• France (239 tonnes)
• Bulgaria (132 tonnes)
• Greece (71 tonnes)
• Latvia (70 tonnes)
• Estonia (60 tonnes)
• Belgium (41 tonnes)
• Hungary (22 tonnes)
• Croatia (20 tonnes)

Georgian hazelnuts were also exported to:

• Armenia (930 tonnes)
• China (780 tonnes)
• Ukraine (256 tonnes)
• Russia (337 tonnes)
• Algeria (241 tonnes)
• Saudi Arabia (2018 tonnes)
• Belarus (186 tonnes)
• Iraq (168 tonnes)
• Switzerland (151 tonnes)
• Mexico (120 tonnes)
• Canada (95 tonnes) and others.

As a result of the spread of the brown marmorated stink bug in Georgia, hazelnut production and exports have been in decline since 2016.