In January-February 2024, 54.95 tons of dates worth $91,980 were imported to Georgia. (1 kg - 4.52 GEL)
Importing countries and dates price:
From Iran - 48.76 tons of dates worth 72,330 dollars (1 kg - 4.00 GEL)
From Greece - 5.05 tons of dates worth 12,520 dollars (1 kg - 6.69 GEL)
From Turkey - 0.57 tons of dates worth 2,660 dollars (1 kg - 12.58 GEL)
From Jordan - 0.30 tons of dates worth 2,400 dollars (1 kg - 21.60 GEL)
From Germany - 0.18 tons of dates worth 1,630 dollars (1 kg - 24.44 GEL)
From Poland - 0.05 tons of dates worth 310 dollars (1 kg - 16.74 GEL)
From China - 0.03 tons of dates worth 90 dollars (1 kg - 8.10 GEL)
From the Netherlands - 0.01 ton of dates worth 40 dollars (1 kg - 10.80 GEL)
Note: in the last five years, date import has soared by 145.65%.
2019
448.78 tons of dates worth 546,590 dollars
2020
522.73 tons of dates worth 446,750 dollars
2021
533.87 tons of dates worth 506,120 dollars
2022
688.64 tons of dates worth 901,510 dollars
2023
1 102.45 tons of dates worth 1 460 590 dollars
In the Georgian market, in supermarkets, the price of dates ranges from 15-20 GEL on average that means that it is sold with a markup of at least 200%.
