Why isn’t Armenian grape exported to Georgia?
Residents of Ararat Valley complain that unlike the previous years they cannot freely trade with Georgia. They argue that the RA Ministry of Agriculture has set restrictions on the export and import of the harvest.
"They did everything to deprive us of the few pennies we got from the sale," said Irina Tadevosyan, a resident of Verin Artashat village adding that the Ministry seeks to monopolize the sphere.
A1+ was informed at the Ministry of Agriculture that they have not imposed any restrictions. Moreover, the Ministry is surprised that Georgia does not purchase grape directly from manufacturers.
The RA State Revenue Committee also rejected the reports on restrictions. According to the Committee, in 2009 Armenia sent 224, 4 tons of grapes to Georgia while in 2010 no export was reported though peasants harvested more grapes.
According to official data, in 2010 Armenia exported 5 700 tons of grapes (5,319 tons to the Russian Federation and 165 - to Belarus) against the 3 741 tons in 2009.
