ArmInfo. Last year, Armenia's wheat imports totaled 271.3 thousand tons - a 23.4% decrease. The customs value reached $62.4mln - a 13.8% decrease. Russia is the major exporter of wheat to Armenia (99.4%), with the rest imported from Georgia.
Armenia's wheat exports totaled 2.2 thousand tons as against 64.1 tons, with the customs value reaching $592.200. Georgia's share in Armenia's wheat exports was 95.3%, Russia's share was 4.2% and the USA's share 0.5%.
Armenia's wheat flour imports totaled 20.9 thousand tons (a 4.5% increase) - up to $6.1mln. Russia's share in Armenia's wheat flour imports is 99%, with the rest imported from Italy, Kazakhstan, France, Germany, Belarus, China and Belgium.
Armenia's wheat flour exports totaled 11.3 tons - a 2.1-fold increase as compared with the previous year. Thee customs value reached $7.4 thousand - a 33.3% decrease. The USA's share in Armenia's wheat four exports was 96.4%, with Russia's share being 3.6%.
Grain imports totaled 4.1 thousand tons - a 14.9% decrease, with the customs value being $3.4mln (a 2.6% decrease). Russia's share in Armenia's grain imports was 97.7%, Georgia's share was 0.9%. The rest was imported from Argentina, Germany, Finland, the USA, Belarus, Italy, Romania, the United Kingdom, Greece and France.
Armenia's grain exports totaled 116.7 tons (an 8.4% increase) or, in monetary terms, $86.1 thousand (a 10.5% increase). Russia's share in Armenia's grain exports was 47.8%, the USA's share was 45.2%, Georgia's share, 5.8%, Belgium's share, 5.1%. China's share was insignificant.
In 2021, Armenia's corn imports totaled 66.5 thousand tons (a 7.3% decrease), with a 5.9% increase in the customs value (up to $14,000). Russia's share in Armenia's corn imports was 86.1%, with Georgia's share being 13.8%. The rest was imported from Kazakhstan, France, Ukraine, Italy, Hungary, the United Arab Emirates, Spain, Thailand.
In 2021, Armenia's corn exports to Russia totaled 319.2kg - a 67.5% decrease as against the previous year. The customs value reached $600 - a 20% increase.
According to the RA Statistical Committee, the flour output totaled 155.2 thousand tons in Armenia - a 22.2%.
According to the previously available data, the Alex Grig company dominated Armenia's wheat and flour market (42%), with the Manana Grain company's share being the second largest (36%). Thus, the two companies' share in Armenia's domestic market is 80%.
