Ostrich import palpably increased in Armenia

YEREVAN, DECEMBER 23, ARMENPRESS. The ostrich farming is actively developing in Armenia. The ostrich chicks import to the Republic of Armenia has been increased for over 30 times at the course of the first 11 months of the current year in comparison with the same period of the previous year. Responding the inquiry submitted by “Armenpress” News Agency, the State Revenue Committee under the Government of the Republic of Armenia stated that the Republic of Armenia imported 63 ostrich chicks in 2012, while by November 30 of the current year this number reached 2150. “The customs value of one ostrich chick totaled AMD 20 thousand 467 at the course of the first 11 months of 2013, while in 2012 it was AMD 33 thousand 208,” the State Revenue Committee under the Government of the Republic of Armenia underscored.