Prohibition of Turkish vegetables in Armenia can drive prices up - expert
23.05.2016,
11:49
Prohibition of import of Turkish vegetables into Armenia can drive prices up, Vazgen Safaryan, head of the Union of Domestic Commodity Producers, told journalists on Friday.
YEREVAN, May 23. /ARKA/. Prohibition of import of Turkish vegetables into Armenia can drive prices up, Vazgen Safaryan, head of the Union of Domestic Commodity Producers, told journalists on Friday.
Turkish greenhouse vegetables, particularly tomatoes that successfully compete with local products and are sold at lower prices despite shipment expenses, appeared in Armenia in early spring triggering displeasure of local farmers. They had to down their prices and later demanded from the government to ban Turkish imports.
Safaryan said that prohibition of Turkish imports can undermine competition giving room to Armenian commodity producers to increase their prices.
«Until competition inside the country is not so high as to prevent artificial price hikes, it will be not possible to speak about any ban on such products,» he said.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the country's agriculture output amounted to AMD 1 002.2 billion in 2015 after growing 11.7% over the year. --0----
Turkish greenhouse vegetables, particularly tomatoes that successfully compete with local products and are sold at lower prices despite shipment expenses, appeared in Armenia in early spring triggering displeasure of local farmers. They had to down their prices and later demanded from the government to ban Turkish imports.
Safaryan said that prohibition of Turkish imports can undermine competition giving room to Armenian commodity producers to increase their prices.
«Until competition inside the country is not so high as to prevent artificial price hikes, it will be not possible to speak about any ban on such products,» he said.
According to the National Statistical Service of Armenia, the country's agriculture output amounted to AMD 1 002.2 billion in 2015 after growing 11.7% over the year. --0----
