Wheat production up, vegetable production down in Georgia in 2021
Geostat also revealed the production of grapes in Georgia had decreased by 15.1 percent compared to the previous year, equalling 269,200 tonnes. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge
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Georgian wheat production in 2021 increased by 32.9 percent to 136,100 tonnes, while the production of vegetables decreased by 15.4 percent to 149,000 tonnes year-on-year, the National Statistics Office of Georgia announced on Friday.
The figures were revealed by Geostat along with statistics on other cereal grains produced last year. Barley production went up to 58,300 tonnes (a 28.4 percent increase), while maize amounted to 233,000 tonnes (a 8.6 percent decrease).
Image: Geostat
The production of potatoes in the country increased by 12.7 percent to 235,100 tonnes last year, the data of the Geostat revealed. The average yield of maize and vegetables in the country was reduced in 2021 compared to the previous year, while the figure grew for wheat, barley and potato.
Image: Geostat
The production of pome fruit declined in the country last year, posting a 16.2 percent reduction year-on-year to 85,600 tonnes, while the production of stone fruit also decreased by 5.4 percent, totalling 57,400 tonnes.
Figures for other types of fruit produced in Georgia in 2021 were as follows:
- Nuts - 53,800 tonnes (+31.9%)
- Subtropical fruit - 23,000 tonnes (+3.1%)
- Citruses - 61,500 tonnes (+8.3%)
Geostat also revealed the production of grapes in Georgia had decreased by 15.1 percent compared to the previous year, equalling 269,200 tonnes.
Image: Geostat
The sown areas of annual crops in the country amounted to 212,100 hectares in 2021, marking a 1 percent increase year-on-year, of which 64,300 hectares were for winter crops and 147,800 hectares for spring corps.
Georgia has the resources to increase its wheat self-sufficiency to 50 percent, Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said on Wednesday, noting the state was ready to develop “stimulating projects” aimed at increasing wheat production in the country.
Georgia has wheat resources enough for more than a month and more can be imported if necessary for food security, Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili said earlier today.
Georgian farmers will be able to get low-interest loans for production of annual crops, following latest changes to the preferential agro-credit state programme, Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia announced on Monday.
Vegetable production in Georgia has increased by 15 percent in recent years and amounted to 176.1 tonnes, Otar Shamugia, the Agriculture Minister of the country, said on Thursday.
Georgia’s previous 80 percent dependence on wine exports to the Russian market has dropped to 57 percent, Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, said on Monday.
Malkhaz Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian Bread Manufacturers Union, on Monday said the price of the product in Georgia is not expected to increase until the end of May, following a recent particle increase.
Meat production in Georgia increased in the first quarter of the year to reach 16.7 tonnes, a 5.7 percent increase compared to the same period of 2021, the latest preliminary data of the Georgian National Statistics Office showed along with a decrease in milk production.
A total of 4,305 preferential loans worth ₾70.9 million ($23.7mln/€22mln) have been issued in Georgia since March 22 to promote cultivation of annual crops, the Georgian Agriculture Ministry announced on Thursday.
Georgia has a sufficient supply of flour to prevent an increase in price of bread at this stage, Malkhaz Dolidze, the Head of the Georgian Bread Manufacturers Union, said on Monday.
The Georgian Government has decided to ban the export of wheat and barley from the country over the next year starting on July 4, Otar Shamugia, the Georgian Agriculture Minister, said on Tuesday.
A total of 6,651 preferential loans worth ₾104.3 million ($36.6mln/€36.4mln) have been issued in Georgia since March 22 for the production of annual crops by farmers, the country’s Rural Development Agency announced on Friday.
Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia summarised his visit to the United States on Monday by noting the US would support Georgian wheat production.