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ARMENIAN CANNERIES PROCURE MORE THAN 60,000 TONS OF VEGETABLES AND FRUIT
ARKA
Nov 2, 2011
YEREVAN, November 2. / ARKA /. Armenian canneries have so far procured
more than 60,000 tons of vegetables and fruits, a deputy agriculture
minister, Robert Makarian, said today.
He specified that 39 processing plants have purchased 48,342 tons of
vegetables, including 42,594 tons of tomatoes, as well as 12,333 tons
of fruits, including 2,800 tons of apricot.
He said president Serzh Sargsyan had instructed earlier to organize
the procurements at due level. He said a task group was set up to
collect information and propose solutions. He said also compared to
last year, the purchases of vegetables and fruits grew by 18,660 and
8,706 tons respectively.
According to a study, conducted by the ministry, the demand for
vegetables this year is 68,700 tons, including 57,700 of tomatoes,
the demand for fruits is 21,200 tons and the demand for grape is
140,000 tons. The demand for the fruits has doubled over the past
two years and that for grapes has grown by 10,000 tons.
The deputy minister said that on November 1, 2011 some 40 processing
enterprises purchased 128,504 tons of grapes. According to him, at
the recommendation of president Sargsyan, the minimum purchase price
for grape was 130 drams, up from 124. 4 drams in 2010.
ARKA
Nov 2, 2011
YEREVAN, November 2. / ARKA /. Armenian canneries have so far procured
more than 60,000 tons of vegetables and fruits, a deputy agriculture
minister, Robert Makarian, said today.
He specified that 39 processing plants have purchased 48,342 tons of
vegetables, including 42,594 tons of tomatoes, as well as 12,333 tons
of fruits, including 2,800 tons of apricot.
He said president Serzh Sargsyan had instructed earlier to organize
the procurements at due level. He said a task group was set up to
collect information and propose solutions. He said also compared to
last year, the purchases of vegetables and fruits grew by 18,660 and
8,706 tons respectively.
According to a study, conducted by the ministry, the demand for
vegetables this year is 68,700 tons, including 57,700 of tomatoes,
the demand for fruits is 21,200 tons and the demand for grape is
140,000 tons. The demand for the fruits has doubled over the past
two years and that for grapes has grown by 10,000 tons.
The deputy minister said that on November 1, 2011 some 40 processing
enterprises purchased 128,504 tons of grapes. According to him, at
the recommendation of president Sargsyan, the minimum purchase price
for grape was 130 drams, up from 124. 4 drams in 2010.