Armenian apricots demanded in Netherlands, greenery popular in UAE

 November 2, 2011 - 15:50 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - As of November 2011, Armenia exported 12 858 tones of fruit and vegetables against 10 570 tons for the same period in 2010, Armenia's Deputy Agriculture Minister said.

Robert Makaryan told a November 2 press conference that apricot export totaled 7 300 tons, sweet cherry export – 673 tons, plum and cherry export -257 tons and 5.7 tons respectively.

According to the Deputy Minister, most Armenian products were exported to Russian market - 9 890 tons, followed by Georgia- 2 858 tons, Ukraine – 89 tons, Belarus – 15 tons, the Netherlands and the UAE – 1 ton for each.

Makaryan also noted that 94% of Armenian agricultural products are exported by land, the rest of 6% are transported by air.