11% drop in fruit price, 9% rise in vegetable price reported in ArmeniaAugust 28, 2015 - 16:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The Chairman of the Consumer Advisory Center NGO presented Friday, August 28, statistical data on prices for agricultural products in 2015 against those in 2014. Karen Chilingaryan reported a 9% rise in prices for vegetables and 11% decrease in those for fruit, Tert.am said. “We expected a slump in prices due to a bumper crop. Exchange fluctuations, however, resulted in a general price rise,” he said. Chilingaryan also noted that fruits in Armenia are usually exported, which might later result in a price hike. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. |