In 2023, Georgia saw a 6.5% decline in wheat production, yielding 146.6 thousand tons from 56.7 thousand hectares, against its annual consumption of 700-800 thousand tons. The country, reliant on wheat imports from Kazakhstan, Ukraine, the US, and Russia, faced a crisis when increased Russian export duties led to a halt in Georgian flour milling operations in early 2023, echoing a similar situation from 2021. To combat this, the Georgian government implemented a temporary import tax on flour in June 2023, initially until November 1, later extended to March 1, 2024, with an increased duty rate. This move, aimed at equalizing the tax regimes for flour and wheat imports, successfully facilitated the resumption of production in the milling industry.