Salt production up, sugar production down in Armenia
Salt production volumes grew by 7,8 percent in Armenia to total to 23 872.7 tons in January-October 2017, according to the figures released by the National Statistical Service.
To compare with the indicated period of 2016, some 22 137.9 tons of salt was produced in the country.
The statistics show the volumes of sugar production cut down by 10,1 percent in January-October of this year. A total of 48 630.0 tons of sugar was produced in the country in the accounting period compared to the 54 119.0 tons produced in January-October 2016.