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130-135,000 TONS OF GRAPES HARVEST EXPECTED IN ARMENIA IN 2004
YEREVAN, JULY 29. ARMINFO. Some 130-135,000 tons of grapes are
expected to be gathered in Armenia in 2004 as against 80,000 tons in
2003, Head of the Department for Plants, the Ministry of Agriculture
of Armenia, Garnik Petrosyan, told ARMINFO.
He said that the share of Ararat and Armavir regions is the main. Some
60-70% of last year's harvest was damaged by frosts. He said that
14.000 ha were allotted for vineyards in the current year, as against
12.9 thous. in 2003.
YEREVAN, JULY 29. ARMINFO. Some 130-135,000 tons of grapes are
expected to be gathered in Armenia in 2004 as against 80,000 tons in
2003, Head of the Department for Plants, the Ministry of Agriculture
of Armenia, Garnik Petrosyan, told ARMINFO.
He said that the share of Ararat and Armavir regions is the main. Some
60-70% of last year's harvest was damaged by frosts. He said that
14.000 ha were allotted for vineyards in the current year, as against
12.9 thous. in 2003.