EXPORTS INCREASE BROUGHT LAMB PRICES RISE IN ARMENIA IN 2009

/PanARMENIAN.Net/
25.01.2010 17:24 GMT+04:00

/PanARMENIAN.Net/ In 2009, prices for lamb grew due to increase in
export volumes, chairman Armenian Agricultural Association Hrachya
Berberyan told a press conference in Yerevan.

Prices for lamb grew due to increased exports to Arab countries,
Iran, Berberyan said.

According to the expert, in 2009, a 30 – 40 per cent decline in ovine
maternal animals was registered, which can be restored in at least
2 years. The prices for beef, according to Berberyan, rose slightly,
due to increased fuel prices. The price for 1 kg. of lamb is USD 37
in foreign countries.

"Armenian Agricultural Association" > NGO was founded in 1996 and
is a professional association of farmers, farms and agricultural
enterprises. The association consists of 32,000 members, working with
state bodies, various international organizations. The NGO is aimed to
promote agriculture in Armenia through training, technical assistance,
strategic studies.