In January-July 2024, the import volume of tomatoes into Georgia increased by 50%. According to the data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), tomatoes worth more than $8.06 million were imported in seven months of last year, and worth more than $12.1 million - in the same period this year.

Last year, the import price of 1 kg has increased to 60 cents from 42 cents. This means that the import of the Georgian tomatoes became more expensive by 43%. 

It should also be noted that the largest part of tomatoes has been imported from Turkey this year. More specifically, Turkey's share in tomato imports exceeded 99%.

More specifically, the countries from which tomatoes were imported look like this:

Turkey - 19,953 tons worth $12.06 million;
Azerbaijan - 57 tons worth $47.6 thousand;
Iran - 19 tons worth $6.9 thousand;
France - 20 kg worth $200;
The Netherlands - 20 kg worth $40.