Wine exports from Georgia to Russia increased by 8.5% over three quarters

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Published Oct 20, 2023

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From January to September of this year, Georgia saw an increase in wine exports to Russia, with almost 48 thousand tons of wine exported, an 8.5% increase compared to the same period in 2022. However, exports of ferroalloys to Russia decreased by 32.9%. The volume of mineral water and carbonated drink exports to Russia increased by 1.5 times, reaching almost 150 thousand tons. Additionally, the export of cars to Russia exceeded the 2022 data by 1.5 times, but there were restrictions introduced by the Georgian authorities from August due to EU sanctions against Russia. On the other hand, imports of goods from Russia to Georgia increased by 9.6% to $1.3 billion from January to September.

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From January to September of this year, Georgia exported almost 48 thousand tons of wine to Russia, which is 8.5% more than the same figure in 2022. This is evidenced by data from the National Statistics Service of Georgia. According to the department, Georgia exported 47.95 thousand tons of wine worth $129 million to Russia. Over the nine months of last year, the same figure amounted to 44.1 thousand tons worth $109.3 million. The share of wine in the total volume of exports of goods to Russia amounted to 25.2%. Exports of ferroalloys to the Russian Federation amounted to 36.3 thousand tons, decreasing by 32.9%. The volume of supplies of mineral water to Russia, as well as carbonated drinks containing sugar, increased one and a half times, amounting to almost 150 thousand tons. As for the export of cars, 4,951 cars were delivered to the Russian Federation in nine months. This figure exceeds the same data for 2022 by one and a half times, but differs slightly from the volumes from ...

Source: Kvedomosti