Ten fruit-processing companies participating in Georgia’s state support programme purchased more than 8,000 tonnes of non-standard apples between October 13 and November 9, 2026, generating over GEL 2 million in revenue for farmers, according to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture. The state subsidy accounts for more than GEL 800,000 of the total amount.
The programme supports the sale of non-standard apples through processing companies operating in Shida Kartli, Kvemo Kartli, Samtskhe-Javakheti, Mtskheta-Mtianeti and Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti.
The government provides a subsidy of GEL 0.10 per kilogram. To participate, processing companies must purchase non-standard apples from farmers for at least GEL 0.25 per kilogram by December 18, 2026.
The ministry initially suspended the subsidy programme in September but reinstated it a month later. Processing companies can also benefit from a sub-component of the state agro-financing programme designed specifically for businesses purchasing non-standard apples.
