Potato imports to Georgia decreased by 71% in 8 months of 2024

Published 2024년 9월 23일

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In the first eight months of 2024, Georgia experienced a significant decrease in potato imports, with volumes dropping by 71.34% to 6,351 tons and value decreasing by 68.25% to $2,369,590 compared to the same period in 2023. The majority of these imports, accounting for 28.3% of the total, were sourced from Russia. Other countries like Azerbaijan, Armenia, Turkey, and Germany also contributed to Georgia's potato imports, collectively making up the top five countries. This shift reflects a notable reduction in Georgia's potato import activity in the first half of 2024 compared to the previous year.

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Potato imports to Georgia in January-August 2024 decreased by 71.34% in volume and by 68.25% in value compared to the same period last year, EastFruit reports. According to Gruzstat, 6,351 tons of potatoes were imported to the country in the first 8 months of this year, and 22,161 tons in 2023. In January-August 2024, the volume of potato imports to Georgia amounted to $2,369,590, and in 2023 this figure was $7,466,260, Business Georgia clarifies. In 2024, as in the previous year, the largest volume of potatoes to Georgia was imported from Russia. According to Gruzstat, in January-August of this year, potato imports from Russia amounted to 1,736 tons worth $459 thousand. Read also: Vegetable imports to Georgia exceed exports by 7.5 times TOP 5 potato importing countries in ...

Source: Eastfruit