Armenia risks completely losing income from strawberry exports. According to RIA Novosti, citing data from the UN Comtrade platform, in 2025, the supply of this berry to Russia brought $13.25 million to the republic.
This is a colossal share of 97% of all Armenian strawberry exports, which together reached $ 13.65 million. In fact, the industry focused exclusively on the Russian market. Now, because of the ban, there is nowhere to sell products, and farmers will probably have to rely only on domestic consumption.
Even at the beginning of the year, the Rosselkhoznadzor has repeatedly stated that Armenian fruit and vegetable products do not comply with the phytosanitary standards of Russia and the EAEU. Now the results are restrictions on imports.
EADaily also informed earlier that the Rosselkhoznadzor restricts the import of vegetables and fruits from Armenia.
Read more: https://eadaily.com/en/news/2026/05/31/well-have-to-eat-by-ourselves-armenian-strawberries-in-a-difficult-situation
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