64% more citrus fruits exported from Abkhazia to Russia since the start of the season

Since the beginning of the citrus season, Abkhazia has exported more than nine thousand tons of tangerines to Russia, which is 64% more than in the same period last year. This was stated by the acting Minister of Agriculture of Abkhazia Beslan Dzhopua at a meeting with the acting President Badra Gunba, dedicated to the procurement and sale of the citrus harvest, the press service of the presidential administration reports. "In recent years, there has been a tendency to increase the volume of citrus cultivation. This year, more than 9 thousand tons of products have already been exported outside Abkhazia, which is 3.5 thousand tons more than in the same period last year. By the end of the season, approximately 37 thousand tons of citrus fruits are expected to be exported. The good yield is also due to the provision of farms with medicinal products under a special state program," Dzhopua is quoted as saying. According to the head of the Ministry of Agriculture, in addition to ...