Last year, 110 tons of honey worth USD 762 thousand were sold outside the country. The numbers reflected in the official statistics reveal that the exporting volume of products has decreased by 57% in a year, while the decrease in terms of value amounted to 35%.
According to Geostat, in addition to the decrease in honey exports last year, the value of products in the international market has increased.
In 2023, honey from Georgia was exported to 15 destinations, and the main exporting market is France, which accounted for 37.2% of the exported products last year.
TOP 5 Exporting Countries:
1. France - USD 235.08 thousand; 41.40 tons;
2. Czech Republic - USD 126.13 thousand; 6.02 tons;
3. United Arab Emirates - USD 87.73 thousand; 9.51 tons;
4. Bulgaria - USD 69.93 thousand ; 21.93 tons;
5. Iraq - USD 59.62 thousand; 13.25 tons;
A decrease can be observed in terms of imports as well. In 2023, the country purchased 5.74 tons of honey worth USD 36.61 thousand. Compared to the results of 2023, last year's imports were 82% lower in terms of quantity and 56.2% lower in value.
In 2023, Georgia bought honey from a total of 6 countries, and the main importing country was France, 22.3% of the honey imports accounted for this country.
TOP Countries By Honey Imports:
1. France - USD 13.06 thousand; 1.28 tons
2. Ukraine - USD 8.53 thousand; 2.91 tons;
3. Italy - USD 7.31 thousand; 0.63 tons;
4. New Zealand - USD 2.70 thousand; 0.02 tons;
5. Spain - USD 2.67 thousand; 0.60 tons;
6. Germany - USD 2.32 thousand; 0.30 tons.
