Armenia’s agricultural output falls 4.8% in first nine months of 2026
Armstat’s figures put gross agricultural output at 677 billion 145.8 million drams, with a smaller year-on-year decline than in the first half.
Armstat’s figures put gross agricultural output at 677 billion 145.8 million drams, with a smaller year-on-year decline than in the first half.

Armenia’s agricultural output fell 4.8% in January–September 2026 compared with the same period of 2025, figures from the country’s Statistical Committee (Armstat) show. The nine-month result follows a sharper contraction in the first half of the year.
Civic.am carried the 4.8% decline in an October 27 headline attributed to Armstat. The fuller figures had appeared on October 26.
| Period | Year-on-year change | Output value |
|---|---|---|
| January–June | −11.9% | About 310.1 billion drams |
| January–September | −4.8% | 677 billion 145.8 million drams |
Agriculture contracted while Armenia’s economic activity indicator, a broader measure of activity across the economy, rose 6.9% in January–September from a year earlier.
Hetq said Russian restrictions on Armenian-origin goods had harmed agriculture and exports. It dated restrictions on Armenian flowers to May, followed by fruit, vegetables and other goods.

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