Armenian tomato paste exported soon to Bulgaria?

According to Armenpress, the head of Agrix Bulgaria, Gevorg Grigoryan, announced during the recent Armenian-Bulgarian business forum in Yerevan that he is considering the possibility of exporting Armenian fruit and processed products to the Bulgarian market.

The businessman intends to organize production in Armenia and supply fruit, tomato paste and jam. He pointed out that Bulgaria is a convenient transit destination for exporting fruit and other products to EU countries. Among other things, he stated that an increase in demand for organic products is expected in the near future.

Some complementary data:
At their highest level in 2007, Bulgarian foreign purchases of tomato paste amounted to around 8 000 mT, mainly of Greek origin. Since then, imports have fallen sharply, and have been mainly supplied by the Chinese tomato industry. In 2018, Bulgaria imported about 2 800 mT of tomato paste.