  Winemaker expects grapes price hike in 2012 March 2, 2012 - 14:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - According to chairman of the Union of Winemakers of Armenia Avag Harutyunyan, about 20 % rise in the grapes price will be recorded in 2012. “Grapes will cost AMD 200 per kilogram this year against AMD 130 in 2011,” Harutyunyan told a press conference. “This year will be promising for this field because heavy snowfall saved farmers’ money for irrigation.” Winemaker also mentioned that 120-120 thousand tons of grapes will be purchased in 2012 which is 15-20 thousand tons more than in 2011.   Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
