The import rate of honey into Georgia is significantly decreasing, which means that it is actually being replaced by local products. Exports are decreasing slightly, but still, in 9 months of 2023, Georgia sold 95.9 tons of honey worth 686.6 thousand US dollars, and in the same period last year, 165.4 tons worth 705.05 thousand dollars.
As for imports again, local products, in fact, completely replace foreign ones. This year, in 9 months, Georgia bought only 4.9 tons of honey worth 28.7 thousand US dollars, and in the same period last year, 30.7 tons worth 75.9 thousand US dollars. In terms of imports, 2017 was a record year in Georgia, when the country bought 43.1 tons of honey worth 106.3 thousand US dollars in January-September. The maximum export rate was recorded in 2022 with 165.4 tons of natural honey worth 705 thousand US dollars.
A list of the countries where Georgia buys and sells honey is as follows.
Top 5 export markets in 2023:
France - 41.4 tons worth $235.08 thousand
The Czech Republic - 6.02 tons worth $126.1 thousand
The United Arab Emirates - 9.5 tons worth $87.7 thousand
Bulgaria - 21.9 tons worth $69.9 thousand
Lebanon - 3.7 tons worth $ 51.4 thousand
Top 5 import markets in 2023:
Ukraine - 2.9 tons worth $8.5 thousand
France - 0.71 tons of 7.9 thousand
Italy - 0.53 tons of 5.6 thousand
New Zealand - 0.02 tons of 2.7 thousand
Spain - 0.60 tons of 2.6 thousand
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