Georgian snails break export records

Georgia sent abroad 788.6 tons of snails worth $2.7 million in January-August 2026. Compared to the same period last year, the volume of deliveries increased by 74% and revenue by 76%, the Ministry of Agriculture of Georgia reports.

The main buyers of Georgian snails are France (70%) and Turkey (30%).

For the whole of 2025, Georgia exported 571 tons of snails. Thus, for eight months of this year, last year's result has already been exceeded by almost 38%.

Georgia was allowed to export snails to the European Union in December 2021.