Over 99.9% of wheat imported to Armenia comes from Russia

ArmInfo.In 2024, Armenia imported 316,000 tons of wheat, which is 8.1% lower than the same period last year.  99.9% of the wheat was imported from the Russian  Federation, with the remaining volume coming from Belarus and  Slovakia. The customs value of imported wheat for the reporting year  decreased by 3.3% - to $ 60.7 million, according to data from the  Customs Service of the Republic of Armenia.

Wheat exports decreased by 68.7% to 38.4 tons, with a decrease in  customs value by 92.8% to $ 12.8 thousand. Most of the wheat exports  went to Russia.  During the reporting year, corn imports  decreased  by 1.7% to 68.2 thousand tons, while the customs value increased by  4.6% to $14.1 million. 99.7% of corn was imported from Russia, with  the remaining volume coming from France, Belarus, Turkey, Italy,  Iran, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, and Serbia.  Conversely, corn  exports saw a significant increase - to 112.6 tons, with a  corresponding rise in customs value to $1.4 million. All of this  volume was delivered to the Russian Federation.  In 2024, 42.3  thousand tons of wheat flour were imported into the country, showing  a decrease of 35.5% compared to the previous year. The customs value  increased by 1.9% to $10.2 million. 98.9% was imported from Russia,  and the remaining volume came from Italy, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and  France.  Armenia increased its wheat flour exports by 2.3 times  reaching 81.7 tons. The customs value of exported wheat flour also   increased by 2.5 times to $ 55.8 thousand. The majority of exports  (95%) went to the US market, with the remaining volume  distributed  between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan.

According to the RA Statistical Committee, the production of finely  ground wheat-rye flour in Armenia decreased by 18.5%  in 2023,  exceeding 175.7 thousand tons.  Flour prices, which grew by 10-7.6%  from  2020 to 2022,  decreased by 19.9% in 2023. However, in 2024,  they increased again by 5.2%, continuing to rise  more rapidly in  2025, by 8.4% per annum in July. Wheat groats, after increasing in  price by 11.5-13.3% from 2020 to 2022, then saw a 6.9% decrease in  2023 and only a  0.9%  decrease in 2024. After that, they began to  rise in price again in 2025, by 4.4% per annum in July.