Georgia exports 2,346 tonnes of blueberries, 3,635 tonnes of peaches between May-July

Georgia exported 2,346 tonnes of blueberries worth $14.4 million and 3,635 tonnes of peaches worth $3.9 million between May 1 and July 5, the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia said on Friday.

The volume of blueberry exports increased by 1,766 tonnes - a four-fold increase - year-on-year, with the value of the exports at $10.7 million, or a 3.9-fold rise.

In peach exports, their volume increased by 510 tons (16 percent), and the value by $460,000 (13 percent).

Georgian blueberries were exported to Russia (2,207 tonnes), Poland (37 tonnes), United Arab Emirates (33.3 tonnes), the Netherlands (24.5 tonnes), Armenia (15.5 tonnes), Germany (11.1 tonnes), Qatar (4.3 tonnes), Kuwait (4.3 tonnes), Saudi Arabia (3.2 tonnes), Bahrain (2.7 tonnes) and other countries (3 tonnes).

In the same period, Georgian peaches were exported to Russia (3,136 tonnes), Armenia (480 tonnes) and Belarus (20 tonnes).