APRICOT HARVEST TO GROW UP TP FOUR TIMES IN 2008
arminfo
2008-05-14 12:29:00
ArmInfo. A total of 60 thsd tons of apricot is expected to be gathered
in Armenia in 2008. This is by 4 times more than the passed year
harvest, head of one of departments of Agriculture Ministry Garnik
Petrosyan told ArmInfo correspondent.
He also added that favourable weather conditions are the reason
of such a high harvest. They managed to gather only 15thsd tons of
apricot in 2007 because of frosts, 1 thsd ton of which was exported,
Petrosyan said. He also said that they are going to export 15020
thsd tons of apricot in 2008, if they manage to ensured ecessary
transport communications. In particular, Armenia had exporting
problems because of closing of "Verkhniy Lars" checking point at the
Georgian-Russian border. If this checking point is not opened, port
Kavkaz-Poti ferry-boat is an alternative for shipment of Armenian
apricots. Apricots may be also exported via airplanes, but this may
lead to apricot price growth. Petrosyan said that Armenian apricots
are chiefly exported to Russia. Incidentally, major part of Armenian
apricots is successfully sold at Moscow markets by Azerbaijanis,
he said.
From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
