November 2, 2011 - 15:50 AMT
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Armenian apricots demanded in Netherlands, greenery popular in UAE

As of November 2011, Armenia exported 12 858 tones of fruit and vegetables against 10 570 tons for the same period in 2010, Armenia's Deputy Agriculture Minister said.

Robert Makaryan told a November 2 press conference that apricot export totaled 7 300 tons, sweet cherry export – 673 tons, plum and cherry export -257 tons and 5.7 tons respectively.

According to the Deputy Minister, most Armenian products were exported to Russian market - 9 890 tons, followed by Georgia- 2 858 tons, Ukraine – 89 tons, Belarus – 15 tons, the Netherlands and the UAE – 1 ton for each.

Makaryan also noted that 94% of Armenian agricultural products are exported by land, the rest of 6% are transported by air.

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