Ministry: There is no reason for a shortage of wheat flour in the country - we have more than enough supplies today, but we have it in the form of flour and not wheat

According to the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture, wheat imports in the country have largely been replaced by flour imports.

According to the information provided by the Ministry, there is no reason for a shortage of wheat flour in the country.

"Against the background of cheap flour stocks, wheat imports and wheat stocks are automatically reduced. There is no reason for a shortage of wheat flour in the country. We have more than enough supplies today, but we have them in the form of flour and not wheat.

In about a month and a half - in two months, the local wheat harvest will begin. July-August is the season of getting a new harvest of grain crops in the world. The new harvest will lead to the development of a new pricing policy. Today, wheat prices have risen sharply, virtually doubling.

We hope that the downward trend in prices will start. Therefore, for this period, the Georgian Government will act in accordance with the current situation," reads the statement.

According to Levan Silagava, Executive Director of the Georgian Wheat and Flour Producers Association, the country's wheat supply is exhausted and all mills will stop in the coming days.

As Silagava told InterPressNews, today only flour is imported into the country, and wheat is not ordered. According to Silagava, the reason for this is that there is no import tax on flour, and there is a floating duty on wheat.