Georgia’s September-January tangerine exports at $23.4 million
Georgian tangerines were exported to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. Photo: Ministry of Agriculture
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Exports of Georgian tangerines amounted to 36.2 thousand tonnes between September and mid-January, totaling $23.4 million, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Wednesday.
The Ministry said the volume of exported tangerines had increased by 21.4 thousand tonnes - a 144 percent rise compared to the same period of last year.
The value of the product amounted to $15.1 million, a 183 percent rise compared to last year's figures.
Georgian tangerines were exported to Ukraine, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.
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Otar Shamugia, the Minister of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, on Wednesday said the country had exported more than 26 tonnes of tangerines, calling the number a “significant increase” compared to figures from the previous year.
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