Prices for Georgian hazelnuts have increased

The export of Georgian hazelnuts in September is much more active than a year earlier. The main export market is the European Union. EastFruit spoke with the Executive Director of the Georgian Hazelnut Processors and Exporters Association (HEPA) Levan Kardava about the current quality of Georgian hazelnuts, main export demand, prices and prospects. - What, in your opinion, is the reason for the growth of export indicators, and what are the prices now? This year's hazelnut harvest is better than last. The quality of the hazelnuts is comparatively higher (although we are still far from Turkish hazelnuts), the quantity has also increased. This led to an increase in export indicators relative to those that were a year earlier. A certain role was played by the fact that at the beginning of the season Georgian hazelnuts were much cheaper than Turkish ones. Now the prices on the local market have increased in comparison with the beginning of the season, in particular, because the ...