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APRICOT PRICES TO BE HIGHER IF LARGE SCALES ARE EXPORTED
Tert.am
28.06.11
Apricot prices will remain higher if it is exported in large scales,
Hrach Berberyan, the head of the Agrarian-Farming Union has said.
"Generally, there is a view that I and our organization are against
exports. But perhaps one thing should be understood that our farmers
work first of all for our people," said he.
"Of course, exports should be boosted, but at the expense of excess
[harvest] rather than at the expense of our population," he added.
According to Berberyan, relevant bodies should calculate how much
apricot is needed to satisfy the domestic demand so that to export
only the rest.
"Of course, it is very good that it is being exported, but the retail
market price of apricot was not less than one euro. And that, of
course, is not affordable for most of our population," he explained.
According to his estimates, there will be around 20,000 tones of
apricot this year of which over half will be consumed domestically.
If apricot has an affordable price, according to him, about 5000 tones
will be processed in Armenia, and only the remaining 5000 tones will
be exported.
From: Baghdasarian
Tert.am
28.06.11
Apricot prices will remain higher if it is exported in large scales,
Hrach Berberyan, the head of the Agrarian-Farming Union has said.
"Generally, there is a view that I and our organization are against
exports. But perhaps one thing should be understood that our farmers
work first of all for our people," said he.
"Of course, exports should be boosted, but at the expense of excess
[harvest] rather than at the expense of our population," he added.
According to Berberyan, relevant bodies should calculate how much
apricot is needed to satisfy the domestic demand so that to export
only the rest.
"Of course, it is very good that it is being exported, but the retail
market price of apricot was not less than one euro. And that, of
course, is not affordable for most of our population," he explained.
According to his estimates, there will be around 20,000 tones of
apricot this year of which over half will be consumed domestically.
If apricot has an affordable price, according to him, about 5000 tones
will be processed in Armenia, and only the remaining 5000 tones will
be exported.
From: Baghdasarian