Over the last five years, the volume of beans import into Georgia has increased by 63%.

In 2023, 656.79 tons of beans (fresh or chilled, shelled or unshelled beans) worth $143,650 were imported into the country, which is 1.63 times more than the 2019 data.

The main importing country is Turkey, which accounts for 99% of the imported products.

Data by year looks like this:

2019

402.69 tons worth $144,370 (1 kg - GEL0.96)

2020

597.69 tons worth $135,660 (1 kg - GEL 0.61)

2021

481.71 tons worth $ 90,730 (1 kg - GEL 0.51)

2022

702.27 tons worth $134,750 (1 kg - GEL 0.51)

2023

656.79 tons worth $143,650 (1 kg - GEL 0.59)

 In January-February 2024, 7.48 tons of beans worth $4,990 were imported to Georgia.

For information, the price of 1 kg of beans ranges from GEL 5-10 in the Georgian market, which means that it is sold at a price markup of at least 400%.