EF Trade Alerts: Growth in stone fruit imports and garlic exports, results of May 2023 in Georgia

The last month of spring this year in Georgia's foreign fruit and vegetable trade was marked mainly by sharp changes in imports. Thus, external supplies of apricots, peaches, cherries have grown significantly compared to May 2022, cashew nuts imports have reached record levels for this period of the year. At the same time, imports of apples dropped sharply - the supply of fruit was minimal compared to the same periods of previous years. Of the changes in exports, only an increase in the supply of garlic from Georgia to foreign markets could be noted. EF Trade Alerts. Georgia. Fruits In the fruit segment of Georgian fruit and vegetable trade in May 2023, the most significant changes were recorded in the segments of apricots, peaches, cherries and apples, and in all cases they concerned imports. Apricot imports to Georgia, tons Imported apricots are in demand among Georgian consumers. External supplies of fruit more than tripled compared to May 2022. 134 tons of these stone fruits ...