30/09/2010 18:28
Potato prices to grow by spring
Chairman of the Agrarian-Peasant Alliance of Armenia, Hrachia Berberian told reporters Thursday that prices for potato will increase in spring and can reach 300-400 drams.
Hrachia Berberian said that this year potato harvest is expected to reach 500,000 tones, while there is a 400,000 tone demand in Armenia. Agrarian-Peasant Alliance forecasts that this year’s potato harvest will be between 300,000-320,000 tones. This year nearly 30% of fields weren’t used in comparison with last year, according to Berberian. He said: “If we had a better policy a year or two ago, then we wouldn’t be now in this situation.”