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Agriculture minister: 12,000 tons of apricots harvested in Armenia
this year
YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Armenia harvested 12,000 tons of apricots
this year, Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan said Friday at a news
conference.
"This year's apricot crop is definitely smaller than that of the
previous year, but I think it will total 12,000 tons," he said.
According to the agriculture ministry, the country's apricot crop
totaled 88,800 tons in 2013. Karapetyan said referring to preliminary
figures that 1792 tons of apricots were exported this year and 160
tons were sold to canneries.
He said excessive supply of apricots was seen at markets in 2013,
while this year apricots were sufficient, but prices were high.
The agriculture ministry says 23,800 tons of apricots were exported
from Armenia in 2013.
On March 30, a heavy snowfall badly damaged the country's agriculture,
particularly 80-90% of apricot crop. --0---
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From: A. Papazian
this year
YEREVAN, August 22. /ARKA/. Armenia harvested 12,000 tons of apricots
this year, Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan said Friday at a news
conference.
"This year's apricot crop is definitely smaller than that of the
previous year, but I think it will total 12,000 tons," he said.
According to the agriculture ministry, the country's apricot crop
totaled 88,800 tons in 2013. Karapetyan said referring to preliminary
figures that 1792 tons of apricots were exported this year and 160
tons were sold to canneries.
He said excessive supply of apricots was seen at markets in 2013,
while this year apricots were sufficient, but prices were high.
The agriculture ministry says 23,800 tons of apricots were exported
from Armenia in 2013.
On March 30, a heavy snowfall badly damaged the country's agriculture,
particularly 80-90% of apricot crop. --0---
http://arka.am/en/news/economy/agriculture_minister_12_000_tons_of_apricots_harve sted_in_armenia_this_year/#sthash.C8DtDF4u.dpuf
From: A. Papazian