ArmInfo. Armenia's agricultural exports decreased by 1.9%, or approximately $15 million, in the first seven months of the year, Armenian Economy Minister Gevorg Papoyan stated in an interview.
According to the minister, total agricultural exports amounted to approximately $840 million, compared to $867 million for the same period last year. Agricultural products were exported to more than 40 countries – from France, Belgium, and Poland to China, Finland, Sweden, and the UAE and Oman.
"When problems arose in May, there were increasing predictions that roads in all regions would be blocked, preventing farmers from selling their produce. This did not happen thanks to government assistance programs," Papoyan said. He also noted that during this entire period, Armenia has exported virtually nothing to the Russian market.
In this regard, the Minister of Economic Development noted that Armenia's exports to the EAEU markets decreased by 9% over the first eight months of this year, and by 25% for goods of Armenian origin alone. At the same time, he noted that exports of domestic products increased significantly, including to India (2.1 times), China (76%), the United States (9%), the EU (69%), and the UAE (48%).
It should be noted that, according to the Statistics Committee, in January-July 2026, Armenia's mutual trade with the EU increased by 57.2%, amounting to $2.2 billion. Exports grew by 70.7% to $591.6 million, while imports increased by 52.7% to $1.6 billion.
It should be noted that, starting in late May of this year, Russian authorized bodies – Rospotrebnadzor and Rosselkhoznadzor – gradually introduced restrictions on the supply of fresh agricultural produce, flowers, fish, fish products, and dairy products from Armenia to Russia and the EAEU market. Armenia traditionally exported approximately 80-90% of these commodity groups to Russia. Due to the difficult situation facing Armenian producers and exporters, the government is developing support programs to stimulate exports to the EU and other countries. Specifically, this includes covering transportation costs and customs duties to enter new markets.
Thus, the following picture emerged in mutual trade with Russia in January-July 2026: trade turnover decreased by 20.5% to $3.1 billion. Exports amounted to $1.4 billion, a year-on-year decline of 8%, while imports amounted to $1.7 million, a year-on-year decline of 28.8%.
Trends with the EAEU countries are also not encouraging. The volume of mutual trade during the reporting period decreased by 18.4%, amounting to $3.3 billion. At the same time, exports showed a decline of 7.2% to $1.5 billion, against the backdrop of a decrease in imports by 26.1% to $1.8 billion.
