Georgian meat production up, milk production down in Q1
The number of cattle in Georgia has also decreased by 0.1 percent, of which the total number of sheep and goats decreased by 5.6 percent, pigs by 2.6 percent and birds by 9.2 percent. The number of cows stood at 468.000, equal to the corresponding figure of last year. Photo: mepa.gov.ge
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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.
Geostat has made available figures from the quarter that showed milk production decrease to 112.2 litres, a 2.7 percent reduction year-on-year.
The number of cattle in Georgia has also decreased by 0.1 percent, of which the total number of sheep and goats decreased by 5.6 percent, pigs by 2.6 percent and birds by 9.2 percent. The number of cows stood at 468.000, equal to the corresponding figure of last year.
A total of 165.5 million eggs were produced during the reported period, a 3.4 percent reduction from compared to the same period of last year, Geostat announced.
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.
Georgia is dependent on import of dairy products “to some extent”, and enterprises in the country have no resources to export such goods on various markets, Georgian Agriculture Minister Otar Shamugia said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Meat products on market counters in Georgia will be presented with QR codes starting today to enable consumers to receive information about the product they buy through smartphone-friendly quick response barcodes.
Georgia will host the second National Agrarian Olympiad this year to promote non-formal education and employment in the sector, the Agriculture Ministry announced on Friday.
Milk production across Georgia increased by 5.6 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2023, reaching 206.0 million litres, while meat production decreased by 8.2 percent y/y and equalled 17,300 tonnes, the National Statistics Office said on Wednesday.