Georgia exports 17,000 tonnes of hazelnuts as of December 26

Georgian hazelnuts were also exported to Armenia (1,198 tonnes), China (780 tonnes), Ukraine (301 tonnes), Russia (358 tonnes) and other countries. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.

Agenda.ge, 28 Dec 2021 - 15:49, Tbilisi,Georgia

A total of 17,000 tonnes of Georgian hazelnuts have been exported from August 1 to December 26, at a value of 77.2 million USD, the Georgian Agriculture Ministry announces.

The volume of exported hazelnuts in the reporting period increased by 28%, while the value of the product has grown by 10% year-on-year.

In January-November 2021, the export of Georgian hazelnuts and other nuts increased by 29.6% compared to the same period last year and totalled 104.4 million USD, the National Statistics Office of Georgia (Geostat) reported.

Georgian hazelnuts were exported to the following EU countries:

  • Italy (7,054 tonnes) 
  • Germany (3,140 tonnes) 
  • Spain (478 tonnes) 
  • Czechia (445 tonnes) 
  • Poland (337 tonnes) 
  • Lithuania (305 tonnes) 
  • France (300 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 (1,198 tonnes), China (780 tonnes), Ukraine (301 tonnes), Russia (358 tonnes) and other countries.