12/04/2024
14:45
Economic
According to the data published by the National Statistics Office of Georgia (GEOSTAT), in 2023 the cultivated area of one-year crops amounted to 205.2 thousand hectares, which is 4.9 percent lower than the corresponding indicator of the previous year. The sown area of autumn grain crops decreased by 3.7% and amounted to 64.6 thousand hectares, while that of spring crops decreased by 5.5% and amounted to 140.5 thousand hectares.
Corn has the largest share in the annual crop area, the area of which was 75.4 thousand hectares. The cultivated area of wheat was 56.7 thousand hectares, barley - 22.4 thousand hectares, potatoes - 16.2 thousand hectares, annual and perennial grasses - 13.2 thousand hectares, vegetables - 10.2 thousand hectares, and the total cultivated area of other crops was 11.1 thousand hectares.
According to preliminary data, Georgia produced 61.1 thousand tons of seed fruits in 2023, which is 32.0 percent lower than the corresponding indicator of the previous year. During the reporting period, 59.3 thousand tons of hard fruits (16.8 percent less than last year), 45.9 thousand tons of walnuts (5.0 percent more), 18.3 thousand tons of subtropical fruits (2.8 percent more), and 71.8 thousand tons of citrus (35.2 percent more) were produced.
It should be noted that 223.4 thousand tons of grapes were produced in 2023, which is 22.2 percent lower than the corresponding indicator of the previous year.
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