Kakheti Grape Growers to Get Price Difference Compensation: Rkatsiteli Priced at 0.90 Lari per kg
Grape growers in Kakheti are to receive compensation for the difference between the price paid before the changes and the new purchase tariff, BM.GE reported on October 8. Payments to individual growers will be calculated using the electronic harvest database and cadastral records.
For the 2026 harvest, the new tariffs are GEL 0.90 per kilogram for Rkatsiteli grapes with 16–19% sugar content and GEL 1 for Saperavi with 16–20% sugar content. Grapes below 16% are priced at GEL 0.50 per kilogram, and hybrid varieties at GEL 0.30. Previously, grapes with sugar content up to 17% received GEL 0.30 per kilogram.
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