ArmInfo.In 2021, Armenia increased sugar imports by 1.2% to 74.7 thousand tons (against an increase of 32.5% in 2020). As noted in the report of the Customs Service of the Republic of Armenia, in value terms, sugar imports increased by 55.4% - up to $42.8 million.
In 2021, the main sugar import markets for Armenia were: Brazil (52.6%), Russia (36%), and to a lesser extent Ukraine (5.3%), Morocco (3.9%), Belarus and Germany (0.8% each). Sugar was also imported from: France, Italy, Colombia, United Kingdom, Colombia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Peru, Guatemala, Greece, Hungary, Mexico, Poland, the Netherlands.
At the same time, during the reporting period, Armenia increased the export of sugar by 77.3% - up to 194.1 tons. The customs value of exported sugar increased by 86.7%, amounting to $145.8 thousand. The main sales market was the Russian Federation (91.4%), as well as Georgia (7%), the USA (1.4%) and Kazakhstan (0.2%).
It should be noted that the RA Statistical Committee does not provide any data on the volumes of sugar production in 2021, as an year earlier. In 2019, the Republic produced 59,981 thousand tons of refined sugar obtained from cane or beet sugar in solid form, with an increase of 3.4% over the year. It should be reminded that according to earlier data, 99.9% of sugar imports to Armenia fall on the shares of "Alex-Grig" company belonging to the family of Armenian oligarch Samvel Aleksanyan.
