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    ARMENPRESS

    GOOD YEAR FOR AGRICULTURE, DEPARTMENT HEAD SAYS

    YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS: Head of an
    agricultural ministry department, Garnik Petrosian,
    said today although late spring frosts `decreased' the
    overall amount of expected apricot, plums and cherries
    by 36,000 tons, late ripening fruits-apples, peach,
    pears and others- are abundant.
    He said overall 235,000 tons of fruits have been
    gathered, more than in 2006. Wine-growers have
    gathered over 220,000 tons of grape, by 20,000 more
    from a year ago.
    He said some 70,000 tons of grape will have been
    procured by 23 big and small local wineries. Some was
    sold and the rest is being stored for winter sales.
    According to him, a total of 700,000 tons of
    vegetables have been gathered so far. Some 800,000
    tons are supposed to be gathered overall.
    Armenians sold this year 900 tons of apricot, 500
    tons of cherry, 2000 tons of grape and 500 tons of
    peach to Georgia and Russia.
    Petrosian said Armenian framers have gathered also
    437,000 tons of grain crops and 570,000 tons of
    potato.
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