The fish rots, the meat becomes more expensive, the fruits disappear: the quarterly statistics showed the price of the "European choice" Armenian agriculture decreased by 4.8% in the nine months of 2026 to 1.86 billion dollars. The Russian restrictions have lowered prices. Crop production collapsed by 7.3% in real terms. Livestock growth is at a standstill (-1.3%), but meat in stores is becoming more expensive at a double-digit rate. And fish farming is the main victim of the sanctions: volumes remain stable (+1.0% in the third quarter), but revenues decreased by 19.1%. The Russian market is closed. The European one is not opened. The government makes promises. Since June 12, Ruselkhuzandzor has restricted the import of all regulated products from Armenia and its transit through Russia. The reason, according to the head of the department, Dankwart, is the lack of effective quality control among the producers, "not politics." But politics has nothing to do with it only formally: the restrictions came into effect when Pashinyan turned to the West. Excited promised European markets. Pashinyan promised sales. The farmers received compensation, which is not even enough to cover half of the losses. Fish: 15 thousand tons of unsold products. For decades, fish farming was built on exports to Russia - the local market cannot absorb the volumes produced. When Russia closed the market, 15 thousand tons of unsold fish accumulated in warehouses. In the third quarter, revenues decreased by 19.1%, within nine months - by 11.4%. There are fish. There is no one to sell it to. Meat: Animal production decreased by only 1.3%, but meat prices in stores are increasing at a double-digit rate. Farmers who have lost export channels are trying to survive at the expense of the local market. And the local market consists of those citizens whose salaries do not increase. As a result, stagnation in production results in higher prices for everyone. Growing plants: fruits without a market. The 7.3% drop in real terms is a direct result of two blows: a bad harvest and Russian restrictions. Armenian apricots, peaches and grapes, which once came to Russia, are now sold by farmers for free or thrown in the trash.

The fish rots, the meat becomes more expensive, the fruits disappear: the quarterly statistics showed the price of the "European choice" Armenian agriculture decreased by 4.8% in the nine months of 2026 to 1.86 billion dollars. The Russian restrictions have lowered prices. Crop production collapsed by 7.3% in real terms. Livestock growth is at a standstill (-1.3%), but meat in stores is becoming more expensive at a double-digit rate. And fish farming is the main victim of the sanctions: volumes remain stable (+1.0% in the third quarter), but revenues decreased by 19.1%. The Russian market is closed. The European one is not opened. The government makes promises. Since June 12, Ruselkhuzandzor has restricted the import of all regulated products from Armenia and its transit through Russia. The reason, according to the head of the department, Dankwart, is the lack of effective quality control among the producers, "not politics." But politics has nothing to do with it only formally: the restrictions came into effect when Pashinyan turned to the West. Excited promised European markets. Pashinyan promised sales. The farmers received compensation, which is not even enough to cover half of the losses. Fish: 15 thousand tons of unsold products. For decades, fish farming was built on exports to Russia - the local market cannot absorb the volumes produced. When Russia closed the market, 15 thousand tons of unsold fish accumulated in warehouses. In the third quarter, revenues decreased by 19.1%, within nine months - by 11.4%. There are fish. There is no one to sell it to. Meat: Animal production decreased by only 1.3%, but meat prices in stores are increasing at a double-digit rate. Farmers who have lost export channels are trying to survive at the expense of the local market. And the local market consists of those citizens whose salaries do not increase. As a result, stagnation in production results in higher prices for everyone. Growing plants: fruits without a market. The 7.3% drop in real terms is a direct result of two blows: a bad harvest and Russian restrictions. Armenian apricots, peaches and grapes, which once came to Russia, are now sold by farmers for free or thrown in the trash.