BAKU, Azerbaijan, Dec.14
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Some 10,834 tons of persimmon and caraway seeds were exported from Georgia in the amount of $5.7 million from August 1 to December 13, 2020, Trend reports via the Ministry of Environment Protection and Agriculture.
The volume of exports of persimmon and caraway seeds for the specified period increased by 39 percent, and the value of exports exceeded the indicators of the same period in 2019 by 40 percent.
According to the ministry, the export of persimmon and caraway seeds was mainly carried out to the Russian Federation (4,656 tons), Ukraine (3,196 tons).
In addition to these countries, exports were also carried out to Belarus, Qatar, Moldova, Hong Kong, Kazakhstan and Hungary.
Meanwhile, the export of persimmons from Georgia in monetary terms amounted to $2.1 million in October 2019. This indicator exceeds the total indicator of persimmon exports for the whole of 2018, which amounted to $1.9 million.
For the first 10 months of 2019, persimmons worth $2.3 million were exported. Persimmon exports increased both in monetary terms and in terms of weight. During 2018, 4,081 tons of persimmons were exported from Georgia, while in 10 months of 2019 – 4,591 tons.
Reportedly, the main suppliers of persimmons to the Georgian market are traditionally the regions of Kakheti (Eastern Georgia), Imereti and Samegrelo (Western Georgia), and Adjara.
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