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ARMENIA EXPORTED ABOUT 30,000 SHEEP TO IRAN IN 2013: MINISTRY
YEREVAN, June 11./ARKA/. Armenia exported to Iran nearly 30,000 sheep
in June 2013, said Tuesday Ashot Hovhannisyan, head of veterinary
unit of Agriculture Ministry.
" I hope this year the sheep export to Iran will increase from a year
earlier to reach the volume of 2009-2011 -150,000 heads," he said.
In 2012, Armenia exported only 61,000 sheep to Iran due to a 3-time
jump of USD against the Iranian currency, according to him.
Hovhannisyan added an average cost per sheep for export was nearly
$52,000.
He highlighted the export of sheep to Iran prompted sheep breeding.
"As you remember, when Armenia didn't export sheep, it was difficult
to sell the heads here, and the farmers sometimes refused from sheep
breeding.
Fortunately, export of sheep encouraged the farmers and raised their
interest in sheep breeding," he responded to ARKA.
Moreover, sheep export increased profits of farms and reduced mutton
cost in Armenia.
"Previously, 1 kg of mutton cost 4,000-4,5000, and now it is
2,800-3,000 drams," he added.
Hovhannisyan clarified Iran prefers importing sheep from Armenia,
because Armenian sheep weigh 40-50 kg, whereas Georgian ones -
30-35 kg.
He also informed the number of sheep and goats in Armenia rose by
84,500 (14.3%) to 674,700 in 2012. ($1 - 411.94 drams). -0-
YEREVAN, June 11./ARKA/. Armenia exported to Iran nearly 30,000 sheep
in June 2013, said Tuesday Ashot Hovhannisyan, head of veterinary
unit of Agriculture Ministry.
" I hope this year the sheep export to Iran will increase from a year
earlier to reach the volume of 2009-2011 -150,000 heads," he said.
In 2012, Armenia exported only 61,000 sheep to Iran due to a 3-time
jump of USD against the Iranian currency, according to him.
Hovhannisyan added an average cost per sheep for export was nearly
$52,000.
He highlighted the export of sheep to Iran prompted sheep breeding.
"As you remember, when Armenia didn't export sheep, it was difficult
to sell the heads here, and the farmers sometimes refused from sheep
breeding.
Fortunately, export of sheep encouraged the farmers and raised their
interest in sheep breeding," he responded to ARKA.
Moreover, sheep export increased profits of farms and reduced mutton
cost in Armenia.
"Previously, 1 kg of mutton cost 4,000-4,5000, and now it is
2,800-3,000 drams," he added.
Hovhannisyan clarified Iran prefers importing sheep from Armenia,
because Armenian sheep weigh 40-50 kg, whereas Georgian ones -
30-35 kg.
He also informed the number of sheep and goats in Armenia rose by
84,500 (14.3%) to 674,700 in 2012. ($1 - 411.94 drams). -0-