In January-July 2024, Georgia purchased 2,809 tons of pistachios, for which it paid 13.8 million US dollars. The data exceeds the reporting period of last year by 766.2% in value, and by 99.7% - in amount.

As for the growth rate in one month, according to the data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), only in July, compared to the same month last year, the import of pistachios into Georgia increased from $139.1 thousand to $3.8 million.

88.4% of pistachios was imported from the USA. The list of TOP-5 importers in 7 months of 2024 is as follows:

The USA - 1 915 tons worth 12.2 million USD;
Turkey - 726.6 tons worth 1.2 million USD;
Belgium - 19.9 tons worth 149.6 thousand USD;
Iran - 143 tons worth 128.7 thousand USD;
Spain - 3.6 tons worth 32.8 thousand USD.