YEREVAN. – Armenia's processing plants have already purchased 182 tons of grapes, Agriculture Minister Sergo Karapetyan said during ArmAgroForum conference that is being held in Yerevan

It is a significant increase as compared with 167 tons last year, he said, adding that on the whole the processing plants purchased around 44,000 tons of fruits and vegetables.

The Ministry is in contact with the companies and is following the process to ensure that farmers could get the payment in due time.