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PRICES FOR MEAT, DAIRY PRODUCTS TO GO UP, SPECIALIST SAYS
tert.am
14.11.12
The prices for meat and dairy products are expected to grow in Armenia
in 2013, Hrach Berberyan, Armenia's Agrarian-Rural Union NGO head,
told Tert.am.
He said lack of relative humidity resulted in reduction of green
territories with the farmers facing animal feeding problems. "This
year we have 50% less gathered animal feedstuff as compared with 2011.
The number of animals will reduce, causing raise in the prices for
meat and dairy products. The considerable lack of animal feedstuff
has been noticed in Ararat valley," Berberyan said.
The NGO's chairman said feeding the animals with straws and expecting
results is senseless. He slammed the officials claiming that they have
gathered enough straw for feeding the animals. "I want to advise the
"ignorant" that straw is not animal feedstuff and will not result
in production of meat and milk," Berberyan said speaking to Tert.am.
He said according to their calculations the cattle will reduce by
15-20%. Now the meat prices will go down, a big number of animals
will be slaughtered which will result in increase of meat price for
the coming year.
Berberyan also referred to the dairy products saying that the reduction
of animal number will result in increase of the import of milk powder.
"Considerable sums are being spent on improvement of cattle through
state programs but unfortunately the results are not seen," he said.
Speaking about anthrax cases, Berberyan said the time has come for
subjecting the responsible officials to criminal punishment. "It is
the result of irresponsible work and only - the vaccinations were
either of low quality or have not been done at all," he said.
From: Baghdasarian
tert.am
14.11.12
The prices for meat and dairy products are expected to grow in Armenia
in 2013, Hrach Berberyan, Armenia's Agrarian-Rural Union NGO head,
told Tert.am.
He said lack of relative humidity resulted in reduction of green
territories with the farmers facing animal feeding problems. "This
year we have 50% less gathered animal feedstuff as compared with 2011.
The number of animals will reduce, causing raise in the prices for
meat and dairy products. The considerable lack of animal feedstuff
has been noticed in Ararat valley," Berberyan said.
The NGO's chairman said feeding the animals with straws and expecting
results is senseless. He slammed the officials claiming that they have
gathered enough straw for feeding the animals. "I want to advise the
"ignorant" that straw is not animal feedstuff and will not result
in production of meat and milk," Berberyan said speaking to Tert.am.
He said according to their calculations the cattle will reduce by
15-20%. Now the meat prices will go down, a big number of animals
will be slaughtered which will result in increase of meat price for
the coming year.
Berberyan also referred to the dairy products saying that the reduction
of animal number will result in increase of the import of milk powder.
"Considerable sums are being spent on improvement of cattle through
state programs but unfortunately the results are not seen," he said.
Speaking about anthrax cases, Berberyan said the time has come for
subjecting the responsible officials to criminal punishment. "It is
the result of irresponsible work and only - the vaccinations were
either of low quality or have not been done at all," he said.
From: Baghdasarian