The data published by the National Statistical Office of Georgia (Geostat) showed that one of the directions in rice import is "semi-broken or fully-broken, polished or unpolished, glazed or unglazed rice".

India is one of the major suppliers of broken rice to Georgia; it ranks second among the importing countries and accounts for 25% of total imports. In January-July 2022, Georgia purchased 1,699.69 tons of broken rice worth of $1 million 495 thousand 350 from India.

In total, Georgia bought 6,771.29 tons of rice worth of $4,913,960 within the first 7 months of 2022.

Georgia’s trading partners in terms of broken rice imports:

• Pakistan - $ 2 167 690 - 3 814.82 tons

• India - $1,495,350 – 1,699.69 tons

• Russia - $530,420 - 530.85 tons

• Thailand - $224,810 - 286 tons

• Kazakhstan - $96,600 - 131 tons