AWPA Georgia predicts a sharp increase in walnut and almond production in 2023.
Almond Kernel
Published Jun 2, 2023
Tridge summary
The Georgian Walnut and Almond Growers Association interviewed 180 farmers who harvested a total of about 1,300 tons of whole almonds and 2,000 tons of whole walnuts (Chandler) from commercial orchards in 2022/23. According to the survey, in 2023, farmers expect to harvest a total of 2,000 tons of whole almonds and 3,000 tons of whole walnuts. In total, in 2023, the estimated harvest of walnuts will be about 8,600 tons.
Original content
“The demand and consumption of almonds in the Georgian market is low, which requires the search for new markets,” Tornike Latatia, director of the Association of Almond and Walnut Producers, told Business Morning on EastFruit. “Imports of almonds will lose their meaning from next year. The problem last year was the lack of processing capacity, so it was difficult to deal with the logistics process, but this year it is planned to build at least two factories that will export almonds. The interest in our almonds from the Persian Gulf countries is quite large, and they offer us an interesting price, in addition, the factory also supplies crushed almonds to the market, which will completely replace imports,” he added. According to EastFruit analysts, from May 2022 to April 2023, Georgia imported more than 1.3 thousand tons of almond kernels, which is 97% more than in the same period a year earlier, and 245 tons of inshell almonds. The main supplier of imported almonds to the Georgian ...
By clicking “Accept Cookies,” I agree to provide cookies for statistical and personalized preference purposes.
To learn more about our cookies, please read our Privacy Policy.