In 2021, a total of 458,700 tons of grain were imported to Armenia, of which 349,800 tons were wheat, the Ministry of Economy has informed in response to Armenian News-NEWS.am's written inquiry.

In 2020, grain imports amounted to 460,400 tons, of which wheat—350,500 tons.

And in 2019, grain imports amounted to 353,100 tons, of which wheat—250,300 tons.

In both cases, it is about 100 thousand tons (30%) less than in the next two years.

Such figures testify to Armenia’s growing dependence on foreign markets for that strategic product as a result of the 44-day Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) war in the fall of 2020.

This connection can be seen by following the indicators of grain production—of about 150,000 tons—and export amount in Artsakh before the war. If we take into account that the amount of grain consumption in Artsakh was about 30,000 tons, even a simple calculation can show that Artsakh supplied those 100,000 tons of grain to Armenia annually, which Armenia now has to buy from third countries.

Let us add that 88% (in 2019) and 99% (in 2020) of Armenia’s wheat imports are from Russia.

Armenia imports grain also from Belarus, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, and some other countries.