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WHY THE GEORGIAN WATERMELON BECOMES EXPENSIVE AT THE BORDER WITH ARMENIA?
August 8 2013
It is the month of August, the watermelon season, but the watermelon
in outlets of Noyemberian city is sold at 160 drams per kilo.
Watermelons imported from Georgia are sold here, at the distance of
about 25 km. We learned from the merchants bringing in watermelon from
Georgia and delivering it to Noyemberian stores that the harvest
of watermelon in Armenia is not good this year, the plantings
of watermelon were burnt out from the sun. They told that they
buy watermelon in Georgia paying 29 tetri per kilo. One lari is
now equivalent to 255 drams, 29 tetri to 74 drams. Crossing the
Armenian-Georgian border, and transporting about 25 km, watermelon
become more than double in price. Of course, the expensive price
of watermelon sold in Noyemberian includes the profits of importers
from Georgia and reseller in Noyemberian. However, in case of real
competition, would watermelon be so expensive?
Voskan SARGSYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/08/155904/
From: Baghdasarian
August 8 2013
It is the month of August, the watermelon season, but the watermelon
in outlets of Noyemberian city is sold at 160 drams per kilo.
Watermelons imported from Georgia are sold here, at the distance of
about 25 km. We learned from the merchants bringing in watermelon from
Georgia and delivering it to Noyemberian stores that the harvest
of watermelon in Armenia is not good this year, the plantings
of watermelon were burnt out from the sun. They told that they
buy watermelon in Georgia paying 29 tetri per kilo. One lari is
now equivalent to 255 drams, 29 tetri to 74 drams. Crossing the
Armenian-Georgian border, and transporting about 25 km, watermelon
become more than double in price. Of course, the expensive price
of watermelon sold in Noyemberian includes the profits of importers
from Georgia and reseller in Noyemberian. However, in case of real
competition, would watermelon be so expensive?
Voskan SARGSYAN
Read more at: http://en.aravot.am/2013/08/08/155904/
From: Baghdasarian