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OPINION: LACK OF PURCHASE MECHANISMS IN ARMENIA DRIVING PRICES FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS UP
/ARKA/
July 7, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. Armen Poghosyan, chairman of the Association
of Armenian Consumers, thinks that the recent surge in prices for
agricultural products was triggered by the lack of purchase mechanisms.
On Wednesday, speaking at a news conference, he said that farmers
themselves have to take care of transportation and sales.
"Special agencies are needed for transporting and selling agricultural
products," Poghosyan said. He thinks that farmers burdened with
transportation expenses have to raise prices.
He finds it wrong to connect this price rise with bad weather.
Poghosyan also voiced concern over street trading in Yerevan.
"This phenomenon should be rooted out. The results of crackdown on
trading in Garegin Nzhde Square shows street trading can be prevented."
Prices for foods, spirits and cigarettes went 1.2% down and those
for nonfoods slipped 0.9% in June, compared with May.
Index of consumer prices for foods was 129.6% and nonfoods 124.2%.
From: A. Papazian
/ARKA/
July 7, 2010
YEREVAN
YEREVAN, July 7. /ARKA/. Armen Poghosyan, chairman of the Association
of Armenian Consumers, thinks that the recent surge in prices for
agricultural products was triggered by the lack of purchase mechanisms.
On Wednesday, speaking at a news conference, he said that farmers
themselves have to take care of transportation and sales.
"Special agencies are needed for transporting and selling agricultural
products," Poghosyan said. He thinks that farmers burdened with
transportation expenses have to raise prices.
He finds it wrong to connect this price rise with bad weather.
Poghosyan also voiced concern over street trading in Yerevan.
"This phenomenon should be rooted out. The results of crackdown on
trading in Garegin Nzhde Square shows street trading can be prevented."
Prices for foods, spirits and cigarettes went 1.2% down and those
for nonfoods slipped 0.9% in June, compared with May.
Index of consumer prices for foods was 129.6% and nonfoods 124.2%.
From: A. Papazian