Georgia is currently facing a critical wheat shortage, with mills expected to halt operations due to dwindling supplies. The country has increasingly relied on flour imports instead of wheat, primarily from Russia, which has led to a precarious situation as local reserves have run out.
Despite government assurances of sufficient flour reserves, experts warn that flour spoils quickly, leaving Georgia vulnerable as it awaits the upcoming wheat harvest, which is essential to stabilize the situation amid rising global prices and supply chain disruptions caused by the war in Ukraine.
Citations:
[1] https://www.tridge.com/news/georgia-has-run-out-of-wheat-gdvour
[2] https://eurasianet.org/georgia-faces-dwindling-wheat-stocks-as-world-shortage-looms
[3] https://old.agenda.ge/en/news/2020/1301
[4] https://www.fao.org/4/y1090e/pays/geo0106e.htm
[5] https://old.agenda.ge/en/news/2022/1727