Georgia will have record wheat harvest – minister

Published 2024년 7월 19일

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Georgia's 2024 wheat harvest is projected to reach a record 180 thousand tons, a 20% increase from 2023, with a record yield of over 3 tons per hectare. The government is supporting farmers with new combine harvesters and preferential agro-credit loans for grain storage infrastructure. Currently, Georgia relies heavily on Russia for wheat flour imports, but the government has imposed a tax on these imports to protect local farmers. Wheat is grown across Georgia, particularly in the Kakheti region, and the sown area in 2023 was 56.7 thousand hectares, resulting in a production of 146.6 thousand tons despite a decrease of 6.5% from the previous year.

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This year’s harvest is much better than last year, said Otar Shamugia Wheat yield per hectare in 2024 will be a record, said Minister of Environment and Agriculture Otar Shamugia. Wheat harvesting in Kakheti is in active phase. The 2024 wheat harvest, as the Grain and Flour Producers Association said earlier, could be up to 180 thousand tons, about 20% more compared to 2023. “This year’s crop is much better than last year. In terms of yield per hectare in 2024 we will have a record figure of more than 3 tons, which we have not had in recent years and which is very good,” Shamugia said. The Minister together with the Governor of Kakheti Giorgi Aladashvili and the Mayor of Dedoplistskaro municipality Nikoloz Janiashvili familiarized with the process of wheat harvesting and met with local farmers. According to Shamugia, the agency helps farmers in several directions, including providing them with necessary equipment for grain harvesting. “Up to 60 units of new combine harvesters have ...

Source: UkrAgroConsult