Exports of Armenian fruits and vegetables on the rise
26.07.2017,
15:54
Armenian farmers have exported so far a total of 65,000 metric tons of fruits and vegetables, the bulk being apricots, strawberries and potatoes, Deputy Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan told journalists on Wednesday.
YEREVAN, July 26. /ARKA/. Armenian farmers have exported so far a total of 65,000 metric tons of fruits and vegetables, the bulk being apricots, strawberries and potatoes, Deputy Agriculture Minister Robert Makaryan told journalists on Wednesday.
Speaking to a news conference he said so far 26,000 tons of apricots have been exported, an unprecedented figure for the last seven years. He said the export of this fruit still continues. He said also export of strawberries has reached 2,500 tons, which is twice as high as in 2016, while export of potatoes - 5,400 tons - is three times more than in the same period last year.
He said the bulk of agricultural exports this year -62,000 metric tons- has gone to Russia. Armenian goods were sent also to Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus and Ukraine, he added.
As of today, local canneries have procured 10,500 tons of fruits and vegetable, of which 1,330 tons are vegetables, and the rest are fruits, including 3,700 tons of apricots.
According to the deputy minister, this figure is 67% higher than that for the same period in 2016, when Armenian processing enterprises purchased 7,100 tons of fruits and vegetables. According to the National Statistical Service (NSS), the gross agricultural product in the first 6 months of 2017 amounted to 247.1 billion drams, a decrease of 1.4% compared to the same period of 2016. --0—
Speaking to a news conference he said so far 26,000 tons of apricots have been exported, an unprecedented figure for the last seven years. He said the export of this fruit still continues. He said also export of strawberries has reached 2,500 tons, which is twice as high as in 2016, while export of potatoes - 5,400 tons - is three times more than in the same period last year.
He said the bulk of agricultural exports this year -62,000 metric tons- has gone to Russia. Armenian goods were sent also to Georgia, the United Arab Emirates, Belarus and Ukraine, he added.
As of today, local canneries have procured 10,500 tons of fruits and vegetable, of which 1,330 tons are vegetables, and the rest are fruits, including 3,700 tons of apricots.
According to the deputy minister, this figure is 67% higher than that for the same period in 2016, when Armenian processing enterprises purchased 7,100 tons of fruits and vegetables. According to the National Statistical Service (NSS), the gross agricultural product in the first 6 months of 2017 amounted to 247.1 billion drams, a decrease of 1.4% compared to the same period of 2016. --0—
