Georgia's export of peaches, nectarines down 24% in May-July
A total of 16.7 thousand tonnes of peaches and nectarines were exported from the country in the reported period, worth $18.6 million. Photo: Georgian Agriculture Ministry
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Georgia's export of peaches and nectarines fell by 5.4 thousand tonnes between May-July, marking a 24 percent reduction that also equalled a $1.3 million decrease in the export value, the Georgian Agriculture Ministry announced on Monday.
The Ministry said the decline - representing a decrease of six percent in the export value compared to the same period of last year - was due to the late start of harvest by two weeks as a result of bad weather.
It also highlighted the harvesting of peaches and nectarines was in an “active phase,” noting more than 40 refrigerating farms were involved in the process for the storage and sale of the crop.
A working group has been created under the Agriculture Ministry, working in the areas of information collection, systematisation, and connecting farmers and sellers of peach and nectarines, the state body said.
A total of 16.7 thousand tonnes of peaches and nectarines were exported from the country in the reported period, worth $18.6 million.
Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $2.55 billion between January-June, which is a 35.6 percent increase year-on-year, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.
Georgia exported $439 million of goods in June, marking a 25 percent increase compared to the same month of 2021, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia shows.
Georgia has exported locally produced goods worth $2.11 billion between January-May, which is a 37.5 percent increase year-on-year, preliminary data from the National Statistics Office of Georgia show.
Georgia has exported 19 tonnes of peaches and nectarines worth $17 million from May 1 to July 25, which is about 6.3 tonnes more than in the same period of last year, announces the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia.
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