Georgia continues to actively increase kiwi exports to Japan despite the scandal

Published 2024년 12월 2일

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Georgia has seen a significant increase in its fresh kiwi exports to Japan, with a 69% rise in the first 10 months of 2024 compared to the entire 2023, making it one of the top four kiwi suppliers to Japan. However, the exports do not come close to the volumes from the leader, New Zealand. Despite the success, a scandal has emerged regarding the sale of kiis from Iran as Georgian produce, which could potentially ban Georgian suppliers from the Japanese market. This scandal involves a private Georgian company, Nergeta, which buys a significant portion of kiwi from the Georgian Kiwi Growers Association and exports it to Japan and Germany.

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According to EastFruit analysts, Georgia continues to actively increase the volume of fresh kiwi exports to one of the most demanding markets for product quality - Japan. In just 10 months of 2024, 264 tons of kiwi have already been exported to Japan, which is 69% more than exports for the entire 2023. As a result, in 2024, Georgia is among the four largest suppliers of kiwi to Japan. However, Georgia's export volumes are not comparable with the volumes of supplies of the leader - New Zealand, which has already shipped 108 thousand tons of fresh kiwi to Japan in the first 10 months of 2024. Chile and the United States are in second and third place in terms of export volumes. It should be noted that quite recently, a very unpleasant scandal for the country flared up around this successful export story of Georgia, which could close the Japanese market for Georgian suppliers forever. "Kiwis imported from Iran are sold in Japan as Georgian. Perhaps no one would have known about one or ...

Source: Eastfruit