Government to Provide New Compensation to Exporters

The government of Armenia has decided to grant compensation to exporters of fresh fruits and certain food and beverage products during the month of September 2026. The corresponding decision was made during today’s cabinet meeting.

The amount earmarked for compensation is approximately 3.9724 billion AMD.

The compensation will be provided as follows:

1. 150 AMD per kg of apples
2. 150 AMD per kg of pears
3. 200 AMD per kg of plums, peaches, or nectarines
4. 150 AMD per kg of grapes
5. 200 AMD per kg of figs
6. 150 AMD per kg of tomato paste exported to EU member countries, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, the United States, or Canada
7. 350 AMD per liter of bottled grape wine
8. 200 AMD per liter of bottled fruit and berry wine
9. 830 AMD per absolute liter of bottled Armenian brandy or cognac
10. 75 AMD per liter of bottled natural mineral water classified under the code ATG AA 2201 10 190 0
11. 150 AMD per liter of bottled natural mineral water exported to EU member countries, the United Kingdom, Northern Ireland, Switzerland, the United States, Canada, China, or the member countries of the Gulf Cooperation Council
12. 500 AMD per kg of dried fruits or vegetables
13. 820 AMD per kg of sturgeon fish
14. 1350 AMD per kg of trout fish

“The issue of export volumes has been resolved. For example, we exported flowers to 28 countries, fruits to 24, and vegetables to 16. This is unprecedented in terms of the geography of our exports,” stated Gevorg Papoyan, Armenia's Minister of Economy, during the cabinet meeting.

He added that, compared to the previous year, the export of bottled cognac has increased by 19%, cognac spirits by 12%, wine by 8% less, fruits and vegetables by 1% less, canned goods by 18% more, and dried fruits and vegetables by 151% more, among others.

The minister noted that the most significant decline in exports occurred in flowers, totaling about 27%. If 39 million flowers were exported by August 1, 2025, the data for the same period this year shows only 30.1 million.