BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 16
Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Dried fruit exports from Georgia exceed imports in 2020, Trend reports via the National Statistics Office (Geostat).
According to the official data, dried fruit exports from Georgia were up by 58.7 percent in 2020 year-on-year.
In particular, the cost of 610.3 t dried fruit amounted to $1.9 million (the cost of 423,2 t dried fruit made up $1.2 million in 2019).
In addition, Georgia purchased 400.2 tons of dried plums, apricots, and apples worth $792,500 in 2020, which is 23.2 percent less compared to 2019.
As for exporting countries, the largest quantities of dried fruits were exported last year to Germany, Russia, and China.
The list of exporting markets:
1. Germany - $1 million, 298.4 tons;
2. Russia - $484,300, 120.7 tons;
3. China - $161,600, 81.7 tons;
4. Armenia - $53,200, 35.9 tons;
5. Lithuania - $50,600, 7.5 tons;
6. Czech Republic - $43,400, 21.7 tons;
7. Japan - $25,200, 2 tons;
8. Ukraine - $19,200, 14.1 tons;
9. Latvia - $15,700, 1 ton;
10. Poland - $15,400, 1 ton.
According to Geostat, the top ten export markets for dried fruits in 2019 were the US ($29,900), Turkey ($18,500), and Israel ($18,200), which were replaced by China, Japan, and Lithuania in 2020.
From January through February 2021, 154.1 tons of dried fruits worth $605,000 were exported from the country ($197,100, 64.8 tons in January-February 2020) and the growth amounted to 206.9 percent).
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