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Georgian growers using tall tunnels switch from tomatoes and cucumbers to blueberries

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Georgia
Published May 18, 2023

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EastFruit analysts note unusually high import volumes of cucumbers and tomatoes in the 2022-2023 off-season. There are problems with local high tunnels, which are key local suppliers in the off-season along with greenhouses. Of course, increased demand also contributes to the growth of imports. Deliveries of open ground vegetables firmly dominate the Georgian market for only three months - from July to September.

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October is a kind of transition period, and then the market relies on the products of local greenhouses, high tunnels and imports from Turkey. Imports of cucumbers and tomatoes in the off-season, October-April amount, in tons Data source: Ministry of Finance of Georgia So far, the peak of imports of cucumbers and tomatoes falls on the current off-season. Since the beginning of October 2022, Georgia has imported over 11,000 tons of cucumbers and 17,000 tons of tomatoes. Almost all imports were from Turkey. Import volumes in October-April 2022-2023 higher by 44% for cucumbers and 60% for tomatoes compared to the average import volumes for the same period of the previous 8 off-seasons. The EastFruit team discussed this issue with several high tunnel owners from Western Georgia, a region where this model was considered profitable in the off-season. All sources mentioned that this time the output from the high tunnels has decreased. The prospects for growing tomatoes and cucumbers in ...
Source: Eastfruit
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