UNPRECEDENTED APRICOT HARVEST EXPECTED IN ARMENIA THIS YEAR

NOYAN TAPAN

JU NE 25

An unprecedented harvest of apricots is expected in Armenia this
year. NT correspondent was informed by Garnik Petrosan – the head of
the plant cultivation department of the RA ministry of agriculture
that by preliminary estimates that it is expected to gather about 100
thousand tons of apricots this year. Besides, a heavy fruit harvest
is expected.

G. Petrosian said that by official data, 3,300 tons of apricots
have already been exported from Armenia. Small consignments of
apricots are exported by individuals, and this amount is impossible
to calculate. The purchase price of apricots for export makes 200-300
drams (about 1 dollar) for a kilogram.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress