Namely, according to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, in 2021, the country exported food and beverages worth $ 476.4 million to Russia and Ukraine, which is 46.2% of the total figure of this subgroup. In 2021, exports of these products amounted to $ 1.030 billion.

Food and beverage exports in 2021:

Russia - $ 368,559 million;

Ukraine - $ 107,884 million.

In the same year, the largest amount of natural grape wines - worth $ 130,760 million dollars – was exported to Russia. Exports of mineral and freshwater ($ 60.917 million) were ranked 2nd, followed by non-denatured ethyl alcohol with an alcohol content of less than 80%, spirits ($ 41.230 million). The top five includes fresh apricots, cherries and wild cherries, peaches, plums and damsons ($ 26.684 million), as well as waters, including mineral and carbonated ones, with sugar additives ($ 25.997 million). 

The top 5 products exported to Ukraine are as follows:

• Non-denatured ethyl alcohol, with an alcohol content of less than 80%, alcoholic beverages - $ 43,432 million;
• Mineral and freshwater - $ 26,203 million;
• Natural grape wines - $ 25,151 million;
• Waters, including mineral and carbonated, with sugar additives - $ 3.992 million;
• Nuts and other walnuts - $ 2.576 million.

As for imports, the share of Russia and Ukraine is 39.7%. More specifically, in 2021, Georgia received a total of $ 428.768 million worth of food and beverages, including:

• Imports from Russia amounted to $ 319,869 million;
• Imports from Ukraine amounted to $ 108.899 million;

In 2021, total imports in this subgroup amounted to $ 1.079 billion.

The top 5 food and beverage products imported from Russia to Georgia are as follows:

• Wheat and meslin - $ 87.436 million;
• Oil of sunflower, safflower or cotton and their fractions - $ 41,640 million;
• Chocolate and other ready-to-eat foods containing cocoa - $ 25.745 million;
• Bread, flour confectionery, pastry, cakes and other baked goods - $ 18.885 million;
• Margarine - $ 17,669 million.

The top 5 food and beverage products imported from Ukraine to Georgia:

• Chocolate and other ready-to-eat foods containing cocoa - $ 11,183 million;
• Bread, flour confectionery, pastry, cakes and other baked goods - $ 9.896 million;
• Waters, including mineral and carbonated, with sugar additives - $ 7.652 million;
• Meat of cattle, frozen - $ 7.476 million;
• Margarine - $ 6,050 million.