In 1Q2023, the load of elevators in the country decreased. The quantity and value of the products sold by the elevators has also been reduced.
According to Geostat, the total number of active elevators in Georgia in 1Q2023 were 37 and most of them were located in Kvemo Kartli region (27%), while 24.3% of active elevators were located in Tbilisi, 13.5% in Imereti region, 10.8% in Kakheti region, 8.1% in Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti region, 5.4% in Shida Kartli, 5.4% in Guria region, 2.7% in Adjara and 2.7% in Samtskhe-Javakheti region.
In 1Q2023, the service was provided to 15 customers. The number of producers and resellers, from whom the product were purchased, was 88 persons, while the average monthly number of persons employed in cold storage facilities equaled 478.
In total 84.8 thousand tons of products were stored in elevators during the I quarter of 2023, 46.1% of which was wheat. The share of products purchased by the elevators for resale in the total amount of products stored in the elevators was 82.6 percent at the same period.
Total amount of products sold by the elevators during 1Q2023 amounted 35.7 thousand tones (total cost – GEL 45.2 million), 58% of which was own production.
The biggest share among own production had wheat flour, which consist 83.5% of total own production sold by the elevators at the same period.
According to survey results, average daily load per storage (out of total capacity of storages in percent)amounted to 54.6% in January, 52.3% in February and 51.9% in March.
