ArmInfo. As of August 3, 2025, 1,217 tons of flowers were exported from Armenia, which is 2.3 times more than the figure for the previous year. This was written on his Facebook page by Armenian Minister of Economy Gevorg Papoyan.
Considering that in certain cases, flower exports are declared in quantitative terms, the head of the department also reported that 48 thousand flowers were exported from Armenia as of the reporting date, which is 15% more than were exported in 2024.
This June, Rosselkhoznadzor sent a letter to the Food Safety Inspectorate of Armenia demanding that it take comprehensive measures and strengthen control over flowers supplied from Armenia to Russia, given the increasing violations in the export of these products.
It was noted that it was necessary to import flowers to Russia that only meet the standards of the EAEU, with an established phytosanitary status without the presence of quarantine objects included in the EAEU list, and with confirmed origin in phytocertificates.
Then came temporary restrictions from the Rosselkhoznadzor on the import of plant products from Armenia, which led to a crisis for Armenian flower growers. Producers found themselves on the verge of ruin and were forced to destroy their products. The latter turned to the Ministry of Economy for help. However, according to the flower growers, a meeting with representatives of the department did not bring any results. They demanded a meeting with the Prime Minister of Armenia, but this request was also ignored. In view of the difficult situation for the producers, they took other measures, holding protests and blocking intra-republican roads with their flowers.
This was followed by negotiations between the supervisory authorities of Armenia and Russia, as a result of which exports for some producers resumed, and state bodies of Armenia began to actively carry out phytosanitary work. However, Armenian flower growers remain dissatisfied with the lack of broad government support, given the requirement to bring greenhouses into compliance with certain standards.
