Demand for Armenian canned fruits and vegetables growing in Russia

September 4, 2010 - 13:42 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - Deputy Director of Artsakh Fruit CJSC Seyran Hovhannisyan said that the demand for traditional Armenian canned food is continuously growing in Russia.

Through its participation in ARMENIA EXPO 2010, the company wants to present its production in Armenia, in expectation of signing agreements with foreign buyers, Hovhannisyan told a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter.

Meanwhile, production of the Karabakh cannery is imported to Armenia at low volumes. 37 types of jams, marinades and other traditional Armenian canned goods are produced by Artsakh Fruit and basically exported to Russia.

2112.3t of canned food was produced in Armenia in January-July 2010 that is 13.4% more as compared with the same period in 2009.

According to the RA National Statistical Service, 316.9t of canned meat and 27t of canned fish were produced in Armenia during the reporting period that is 37.5% less and 39.2% more as compared with the same period in 2009 respectively.

Besides, production of canned vegetables and tomatoes totaled 667.1t and 624.1t respectively. In addition, 477.2 tons of canned fruits (-14.8%) were produced in January-July 2010.