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ARMENIAN FISH PRODUCTS ARE UNCOMPETITIVE ON RUSSIAN MARKET, ARTUR ATOYAN SAYS
by Arthur Yernjakyan
Monday, February 16, 23:14
Armenian fish products are uncompetitive on the Russian market and
the republic's participation in the Eurasian Economic Union does not
solve this problem, Artur Atoyan, Head of the Union of Fish Breeders
of Armenia, told media on Monday.
He said that the fish output in the republic and the fish exports to
the Russian market have dropped. Armenia's competitors in Russia are
Turkey and Karelia, whose fish prices are lower. Atoyan added that the
domestic sales have also dropped due to the falling demand. Moreover,
he assured that due to the low demand, the producers have to sell the
fish at lower prices than the prime cost. Today 1 kg of trout is sold
for 1,400 AMD versus 1,800 AMD in the similar period of 2014. Atoyan
pointed out that the fish prices rise in winter and drop in summer,
as a rule. In this light, one should expect the producers to suffer
even more losses in summer. He said that the producers are unable to
reduce the prime cost of their products without the state support,
because the fish food prices have grown since early 2014 and the
Armenian authorities have toughened the requirements to the use of
water resources for fish breeding.
When asked by ArmInfo to confirm his concerns about the drop in
the fish output and sales by specific figures, Atoyan said that
he has no data and even if he had some data, nevertheless, he does
not trust official statistics. He said that the Union includes 83
medium-sized and large fish farms and all of them complain about
reduction of output and sales. In 2014 Atoyan told journalists that
the Government's intentions to save water on the fish farms would
result in closure of the farms.
Meanwhile, the National Statistical Service of Armenia says that in
2014 the gross fish output grew by 24.6% versus 2013 and totaled 28,650
mln AMD. For its part, the Customs Service says that in Jan-Sept 2014
fish exports from Armenia grew to 1,653 thsd tons versus 1,410 thsd
tons a year before. The results of the entire year 2014 have not yet
been summed up.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=7EBDDD40-B618-11E4-82580EB7C0D21663
by Arthur Yernjakyan
Monday, February 16, 23:14
Armenian fish products are uncompetitive on the Russian market and
the republic's participation in the Eurasian Economic Union does not
solve this problem, Artur Atoyan, Head of the Union of Fish Breeders
of Armenia, told media on Monday.
He said that the fish output in the republic and the fish exports to
the Russian market have dropped. Armenia's competitors in Russia are
Turkey and Karelia, whose fish prices are lower. Atoyan added that the
domestic sales have also dropped due to the falling demand. Moreover,
he assured that due to the low demand, the producers have to sell the
fish at lower prices than the prime cost. Today 1 kg of trout is sold
for 1,400 AMD versus 1,800 AMD in the similar period of 2014. Atoyan
pointed out that the fish prices rise in winter and drop in summer,
as a rule. In this light, one should expect the producers to suffer
even more losses in summer. He said that the producers are unable to
reduce the prime cost of their products without the state support,
because the fish food prices have grown since early 2014 and the
Armenian authorities have toughened the requirements to the use of
water resources for fish breeding.
When asked by ArmInfo to confirm his concerns about the drop in
the fish output and sales by specific figures, Atoyan said that
he has no data and even if he had some data, nevertheless, he does
not trust official statistics. He said that the Union includes 83
medium-sized and large fish farms and all of them complain about
reduction of output and sales. In 2014 Atoyan told journalists that
the Government's intentions to save water on the fish farms would
result in closure of the farms.
Meanwhile, the National Statistical Service of Armenia says that in
2014 the gross fish output grew by 24.6% versus 2013 and totaled 28,650
mln AMD. For its part, the Customs Service says that in Jan-Sept 2014
fish exports from Armenia grew to 1,653 thsd tons versus 1,410 thsd
tons a year before. The results of the entire year 2014 have not yet
been summed up.
http://www.arminfo.am/index.cfm?objectid=7EBDDD40-B618-11E4-82580EB7C0D21663