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YEREVAN. – Turkey is able to grow tomatoes under polyethylene (plastic) sheeting, which is impossible in Armenia, and therefore the tomatoes from Turkey have a low cost price and are competitive in the Armenian market.  

Hrachya Berberyan, Chairman of the Agrarian-Peasant Union of Armenia, noted the abovementioned at a press conference on Monday. He stated this responding to the query on which agricultural products are imported to Armenia from Turkey, and why. 

In Berbaryan’s words, however, the greenhouses are increasing in Armenia, and this will help solve the problem.

“The second problem is that we [i.e. Armenia] have a 20-percent loss in potatoes this year,” he said. “As a result, there are Turkish and Persian early potatoes today in the [Armenian] market.”

Berberyan noted that, in addition, 500 tons of food potatoes were imported from Russia, but they were sold as seed.

“We have identified four diseases in these potatoes,” he added.

Hrachya Berberyan stated that harvest in Armenia will be lower than expected in the current year.

“There are very few apricots,” he noted. “We have a problem with grapes, which we didn’t have last year.”

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