Wheat imports to Georgia are declining after Russia's invasion of Ukraine and disruption of food supply chains. According to the National Statistics Office of Georgia, 8,181 tons of wheat and meslin (with a revenue of $ 2.9 million) were imported to Georgia in April this year, which is 73,11 tons less than the volume imported in April 2021 (31,140 tons with a revenue of $ 7,364 million).
This year, the key importer of wheat in the country is Russia - in April Georgia bought 8,117 tons of wheat from our northern neighboring country, which is 99% of the total amount. The remaining 1% came from Kazakhstan and Austria.
In the corresponding month of the previous year, Georgia bought 28,261 tons of wheat from Russia, which is 71% more than this year, while we bought 2,879 tons of wheat from the United States in April last year.
Unlike wheat, flour imports are growing - in April of this year, a total of 16,269 tons of flour were imported to Georgia, which is 1020% more than the volume (1,452 tons) imported in April of the previous year. Georgia paid over $ 6 million for the imported products.
Russia is the main supplier of flour to Georgia, 99% of the products are imported from Russia, and 1% - from Turkey and Italy. In April 2022, Georgia bought 16,170 tons of flour from Russia, which is 1039% more than the volume imported in April of the previous year.
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