27/02/2024
09:49
Economic
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According to the data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), in 2023, compared to the previous year, the corn import volume into Georgia increased by 70%, while the export volume decreased by almost 140%. And the export price has increased 3.2 times.
In 2022, 33 million tons of corn worth $12.6 million entered the country, in 2023 - 57 million tons worth 18.7 million.
Georgia's top five trading partners by corn imports last year were as follows:
Russia - 52 tons of corn worth $11 million
Turkey - 732 tons of corn worth $2.3 million
Austria - 358 tons of corn worth $1.8 million
Ukraine - 2.9 million tons of corn worth $1.2 million
Romania - 64 tons of corn worth $428,000
As for export, last year Georgia exported 729,000 tons of corn out of 1.4 million, and 1.7 tons out of 1.1 million in 2022. According to these data, the export volume of corn has decreased by almost 140%.
As for the average price, the average price of 1 ton of corn in 2023 is $1945, in 2022 - $606. According to these data, the export price has increased 3.2 times.
Georgia's top five trading partners by corn exports are as follows:
Azerbaijan - 120 tons of corn worth $649,00
Armenia - 72 tons of corn worth $364,000;
Russia - 86 tons of corn worth $295,000;
Iran - 424 tons of corn worth $101,000;
Iraq - 25 tons of corn worth $6,000.
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