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The spring frost in Armenia damaged around 9,185 hectares — apricot orchards were particularly severely affected, reports local daily Zhoghovurd. In place of the Armenian apricot in the market, the output of which will be small this year, will be imports. State Service for Food Safety spokesperson Armine Sukiasyan, in conversation with the paper, said, "In January and February 2014, 35 kg of apricots were imported from South Africa; from New Zealand, 36 kg. While in April and May, 454 kg of apricots were imported to Armenia from Turkey."
The newspaper reports that 1 kg of the imported apricots cost about 2,500 AMD (about $6 USD), and the small amounts are due to test checks on the market.