Grain imports in Georgia have reached an 11-year high. According to the National Statistics Office, in January-November 2025, the country imported grains worth $142.5 million, which is a record high since 2014. More specifically, in 2014, the country imported $150.2 million worth of grain.
Remarkably, Russia held the largest share of grain imports into Georgia for the first 11 months of the current year, accounting for 72%. Kazakhstan followed with 17%.
In more detail, grain imports in January-November 2025 came from the following 5 key markets:
Russia - worth 102.6 million USD;
• Kazakhstan - worth 23.8 million USD;
• India - worth 6.7 million USD;
• Turkey - worth 3.4 million USD;
• Pakistan - worth 1.9 million USD.
In the 2025 reporting period, wheat and meslin accounted for the highest share of imported grain, followed by corn and rice.
The cost of imported grain by crop for January-November of the current year was as follows:
Wheat and meslin - worth 115 million USD;
Corn - worth 11.9 million USD;
Rice - worth 11.2 million USD;
Buckwheat, millet - worth 3.46 million USD;
Barley - worth 607.7 thousand USD;
Oats - worth 281.3 thousand USD;
Grain sorghum - worth 3.9 thousand USD;
Rye - worth 1.2 thousand USD.
