As of January 30, 18.9 thousand tons of hazelnuts were exported from Georgia

31/01/2022

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“From August 1, 2021 through January 30, 2022, 18.9 thousand tons of hazelnuts were exported from Georgia, the value of which amounted to 86.7 million US dollars,” - the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia reports.

Reportedly, compared to the same period last year, the volume of exported hazelnuts increased by 4.1 thousand tons (28%), while the value rose by 8.4 million USD (11%).

"The Georgian hazelnuts are mainly exported to the EU markets - Italy (7,875 tons), Germany (3,555 tons), Spain (547 tons), the Czech Republic (489 tons), Poland (379 tons), Lithuania (349 tons), France (339 tons) , Bulgaria (144 tonnes), Greece (71 tonnes), Latvia (70 tonnes), Estonia (82 tonnes), Belgium (41 tonnes), Hungary (22 tonnes), Croatia (20 tonnes).

The Georgian hazelnuts are exported to: Armenia (1,313 tons), China (785 tons), Russia (422 tons), Ukraine (361 tons), Algeria (241 tons), Saudi Arabia (326 tons), Belarus (251 tons), Iraq ( 168 tons), Switzerland (173 tons), Mexico (120 tons), Canada (120 tons), Argentina (105 tons), Azerbaijan (82 tons), the United Arab Emirates (75 tons), Kazakhstan (45 tons), Turkey ( 92 tons), Uzbekistan (66 tons), Tunisia (27 tons), the United Kingdom (22 tons), Kyrgyzstan (44 tons), Jordan (30 tons),” - the Ministry said in a statement.

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