Russia and Azerbaijan lead wheat flour exports to Georgia in first five months
Sakstat data show Russia and Azerbaijan among Georgia's top wheat flour suppliers in the first five months of the year. Russia shipped 7,500 tonnes worth $3.6 million, far ahead of the rest of the field.
Russia and Azerbaijan top Georgia's wheat flour imports
Russia and Azerbaijan ranked among the leading suppliers of wheat flour to Georgia during the first five months of the year, according to data from the national statistics service Sakstat cited by vestikavkaza.ru. Russia accounted for the largest share of the shipments.
Georgian importers brought in 7,500 tonnes of wheat flour from Russia over the period, at a cost of $3.6 million, the figures show. That volume placed Russia well ahead of every other origin in the ranking, making it the single dominant source of flour on the Georgian market for the period.
Azerbaijan and Turkey share the next tier
Azerbaijan and Turkey each supplied 1,300 tonnes of wheat flour to Georgia. Georgian buyers paid a combined total of about $1.3 million for those two consignments, according to Sakstat. On a per-tonne basis the two neighbours delivered comparable volumes, filling the space behind Russia in the supplier table.
Together, Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey supplied the overwhelming majority of the flour that entered Georgia in the reporting window, underlining how heavily the country's flour imports lean on nearby producers with short freight routes.
Italy and Ukraine round out the top five
Italy and Ukraine completed the list of Georgia's five main flour suppliers. Between them the two countries shipped slightly more than 330 tonnes — a small fraction of the tonnage recorded for Russia and a marginal presence next to the regional leaders.
The gap between the two European origins and the top three points to a market where distance, price and established supply lines favour Black Sea and Caucasus producers over more remote exporters.
What the figures mean for the regional grain trade
Georgia is a structural importer of wheat and wheat products, and the Sakstat data confirm that milled flour, not only raw grain, is a meaningful part of that trade. Russia's lead in both volume and value shows its milling sector supplying finished product directly, rather than Georgia importing grain to mill domestically.
For importers, the concentration of supply in Russia, Azerbaijan and Turkey means pricing and availability on the Georgian market are closely tied to conditions in those three origins. For exporters elsewhere, the modest combined footprint of Italy and Ukraine illustrates how difficult it is to compete on flour into the Caucasus when freight and proximity work against them.
