According to the data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), $2.3 million (up to 3,400 tons) of tangerines entered the country in 2 months of this year. The average price of 1 kg of tangerines was $0.67 (GEL 1.8). In the supermarkets, tangerines cost from GEL 5 to GEL 8 and are sold at a discount of at least 200%.

Georgia's top trading partner by tangerine exports is Turkey. However, a small amount of citrus was also imported from Egypt. According to the GEOSTAT, tangerines worth $2.7 million (up to 3,400 tons) came from Turkey and worth up to $3,000 (5.3 tons) - from Egypt.

As for the years 2022-2023, last year, mandarins worth $6 million (up to 10,000 tons) entered the country; In 2022 - tangerines worth $6.1 million (up to 11,000 tons).

As for the average price of tangerine, in 2022 the import price of a ton of the citrus was $556, in 2023 - $632. According to these data, the price of 1 kg of tangerines has increased by almost 20%.

According to the GEOSTAT, the countries that imported tangerines in 2023 were:

Turkey - 9043 tons worth $5.7 million;

Iran - 406 tons worth $227,000;

Egypt - 45 tons worth $32,000;

The Netherlands - 1120 tons worth $1700.

In 2022, the same countries were importers of tangerines:

Turkey - up to 11,000 tons worth $6 million;

Iran - 66 tons worth $36,000;

The Netherlands - 22.5 tons worth $33,000.

Egypt - 23 tons worth $21,000.