In the first seven months of 2024, Georgia's local vegetable exports surpassed imports by a factor of 7.5, with the country exporting vegetables and edible root and tuber crops worth $5.766 million and importing similar products worth $43.817 million, according to the National Statistics Service of Georgia. The top five exports included fresh or frozen tomatoes, potatoes, cabbage, bulbous vegetables, and lettuce, while the top five imports were fresh or frozen tomatoes, bulbous vegetables, cucumbers and gherkins, dried legumes, and potatoes.