Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia

According to the data of January 29, 2019, tangerine export amounted to 29,723 tons. However, 23,122 tons of tangerine was exported from Georgia in the corresponding period of the previous year.
This year we enjoy an abundant harvest, which gives us more opportunities to increase citrus export to different countries. The list of major export countries include Russia (19,836 t), Uzbekistan (261 t), Kazakhstan (138), Belarus (120 t), Kyrgyzstan (60 t), Latvia (40), d Ukraine (6,424 t) and Armenia (2,767 t).
The wholesale price on tangerines still fluctuates from 0.40 to 0.70GEL.
It should be noted, that the amount of non-standard tangerine received by factories for industrial processing over the period from December 1, 2018 to January 20, 2019 has reached to 13,638 tonnes, however, it amounted to 8,320 tons in the corresponding period of the previous year.
With the support of the government of Ajara,  the Ministry of Agriculture of Adjara opened the coordination center, which is operated in Adjara region to promote the smooth flow of tangerine delivery process.
The hot line of the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia (1501) is operated in the center, where all intereseted persons can get the necessary information.