Monday, August 31 2026 19:25
Alina Hovhannisyan

Armenia has reduced sugar imports, with Brazil and Russia remaining its main suppliers.

Armenia has reduced sugar imports, with Brazil and Russia remaining its main suppliers.

ArmInfo. Sugar imports to Armenia decreased by 14.4% in 2025 (compared to a 41.6% increase in 2024), amounting to 83,800 tons. The customs value decreased by 25.8% to $42.2 million, according to data from the RA Customs Service.

Sugar was primarily imported to Armenia from Brazil (88%), followed by smaller amounts from Russia (8.9%), Belarus (1.5%), Ukraine (1.4%), as well as from India, the UK, Mauritius, Colombia, Italy, Germany, and Belgium. Armenia imported less than 1 ton from Iran, Laos, China, the Netherlands, Costa Rica, and Reunion.

Armenia's sugar exports totaled 662.1 tons, a 5.1% year-on-year decrease (compared to a 2.7% decline in 2024), with a corresponding decrease in customs value to $739,600.

The lion's share of sugar exports went to the Russian market (96%), with the remaining volumes shipped to, among others, Belarus, Georgia, and Kazakhstan.