Armenian wineries bought 157,000 tons of grape this year
YEREVAN, November 23. / ARKA /. Armenian wineries bought a total of
157,000 metric tons of grapes this year, deputy agriculture minister
Robert Makaryan said today. He said the figure represented a
substantial rise from 129,000 metric tons bought last year.
According to him, the wineries paid the average price of 142 drams per
one kilogram of grapes, up from 132 drams in 2011.
The deputy minister also said overall local wineries and canneries
bought 215,000 tons of grape, vegetables and fruits, up from 194,000
tons last year.
Earlier Makaryan said that wineries were ready to buy 165,000 tons of
grapes against 129,000 tons last year. ($ 1 - 406.82 drams). -0-