Armenia starts export of small cattle to UAE

ArmInfo. Tomorrow, on September 1, Armenia will send the first shipment of small cattle to the UAE for the first time in five years. This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture of Armenia Artur Khachatryan on August 31, the stock of the agency's activities over the past 100 days.

As of August 30, the export of fruit and vegetable products amounted to 123 278 tons, instead of 120 851 tons for the same period last year. For today, as the minister noted, the main export market is the Russian Federation, but there is a certain growth dynamics towards the output of Armenian agrarian products to the markets of the EU and the countries of the Persian Gulf. "For about 5 years, Armenia has not exported live animals to the UAE, but this year, tomorrow - September 1, we plan to send the first batch - 1320 livestock of small cattle," he said. Singapore and Hong Kong markets are also promising.