ARMENIAN APRICOTS DEMANDED IN NETHERLANDS, GREENERY POPULAR IN UAE

PanARMENIAN.Net
November 2, 2011 – 15:50 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net – As of November 2011, Armenia exported 12 858 tones
of fruit and vegetables against 10 570 tons for the same period in
2010, Armenia’s Deputy Agriculture Minister said.

Robert Makaryan told a November 2 press conference that apricot export
totaled 7 300 tons, sweet cherry export – 673 tons, plum and cherry
export -257 tons and 5.7 tons respectively.

According to the Deputy Minister, most Armenian products were exported
to Russian market – 9 890 tons, followed by Georgia- 2 858 tons,
Ukraine – 89 tons, Belarus – 15 tons, the Netherlands and the UAE –
1 ton for each.

Makaryan also noted that 94% of Armenian agricultural products are
exported by land, the rest of 6% are transported by air.