BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 10
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Georgia imported chicken meat worth $64.35 million in 2019, Trend reports citing Georgian National Statistical Service (Geostat).
According to Geostat, during the reporting period, the country imported pork worth $30.49 million and beef worth $13.90 million.
In addition, in 2019, Georgia imported fish worth $33.01 million.
In 2019, Brazil was the leading exporter of chicken meat to Georgia; the country exported chicken meat in the amount of $13.45 million to Georgia. It is followed by Turkey, from which Georgia imported chicken meat worth $12.82 million. Ukraine exported to Georgia chicken meat worth $8.82 million. China and Germany ranked fourth and fifth with exports worth $6.56 million and $6.44 million, respectively.
The number of bovine animals amounted to 864,100 heads in Georgia in the 4th quarter of 2019, which is 1.7 percent less compared to the same period of 2018. The number of pigs equaled 141,700 heads, which is 13.2 percent less than in the same period of the previous year. The number of poultry reached 9.1 million heads which is 11.9 percent more compared to the same period of the previous year.
Meat production was 9.5 percent less in the 4th quarter of 2019 than in the same period of 2018 amounting to 20,900 tons. In 2019, the annual production of meat decreased by 6.9 percent compared to 2018 to 67,600 tons.
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