IMPORTED POULTRY CHEAPER THAN LOCAL PRODUCT

Panorama.am
20:22 11/12/2008

The Minister of Agriculture Aramayis Grigoryan has had a meeting
with the Ambassador of the USA Marie Yovanovich, reported the press
department of the Ministry. The Minister and the Ambassador have
discussed a range of questions, in particular the import of poultry
into Armenia from America.

In this regard Panorama.am reporter has been informed by Alexander
Alexanyan of the Ministry of Agriculture that poultry from America
has been imported into Armenia after the poultry flue. In general
poultry is imported from Canada and Brazil also. Armenia does not
export poultry because of lack of roads.

Alexanyan said that there are 5 big firms which give good product. To
the question if there are firms in Armenia providing poultry
why Armenia has become poultry importing country, he answered:
"Our local product is more expensive that’s why imported product is
purchased well".