Wine Export Has Grown by 24%
In the first quarter of 2018, Georgian wine exports increased by 24%.
According to the National Wine Agency, in January-March 2018, 17,7 mil. bottles (0,75l) of wine have been exported to 43 countries worldwide, that is 24% higher than the similar data of the last year. Totally, 40,47 mil. USD worth of wine have been exported, that is 26% higher than the data of the previous year.
Export growth is remarkable in the following countries: Belarus - 429% (233220), Japan 230% (53160), UK - 98% (37740), France - 71% (24248), Kazakhstan -85% (877494), Czech – 68%(18888), Latvia - 61% (412626), Netherlands - 46% (21993), Germany -38% (136222), Ukraine – 36%(1771928), Poland - 32% (740922), Estonia –28% (120246), Russia -28% (11511830), Israel - 24% (52722), USA - 3% (68620) and etc.
The first five of the exporter countries is the following: Russia – (11511830), Ukraine - (1771928), China - (1117138), Kazakhstan – (877494) and Poland – (740922).
In the period under review, 134 companies have exported various amount of wine.
In addition, 3,5 mil bottles (0,5 liters) of brandy and 43,8 thousand bottles of «Chacha» have been exported in January-March.
Totally, wine, bandy, “Chacha”, wine material and brandy alcohol income amounted 64,8 mil. USD – growth in comparison with the similar data of the previous year amounted 10%.