ArmInfo.As of August 21, 2018, the volume of Armenian export of fruits and vegetables exceeded the figures for the whole of 2017, the press service of the Armenian Ministry of Agriculture reports.
According to the agency's operational data, 121295 tons of fresh fruits and vegetables have been exported as of today. Compared with the same period last year, exports increased by 67.7% or 49 thousand tons. Moreover, the current record figure of 444 tons surpassed the volume of exports during the whole of 2017.
It should be emphasized that in 2018 an unprecedented growth in the export of apricots was noted. As of August 21, 51594 tons of apricots were exported, which exceeds the indicator of the whole of 2017 by 23120 tons or about 81.2%.
In the total structure of exports, the share of the Russian Federation is 94.07% (114603 tons). Deliveries were also made to Georgia, Belarus, Ukraine, Moldova, Kazakhstan, Hong Kong, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Iran, Belgium, Romania, Macedonia, Kuwait and the USA.
