Georgia: to increase wheat imports

Tbilisi / GE. (ami) In the current year, Georgia received the lowest wheat harvest compared to the previous years. According to Arcadiy Mekerishvily, the chairman of the Association of grain growers, Georgia will have to increase imports of the grain due to the low wheat production. In the current year, draughts and rainy weather damaged wheat sowings in the country. According to the announcement of George Gviniashvily, the governor of Caheti, the grain harvest in the year decreased greatly compared to the last year. As a reminder, wheat of the domestic origin satisfies 20 percent of the domestic requirements of Georgia only (source: agrimarket.info).