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Albanian agricultural exports reach 50 mln USD in first 9-month: ministry

Xinhua, October 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

The exports of Made in Albania products amounted to 6.2 billion leks (around 50 million U.S. dollars) in the period of January-September, data published by the Albanian ministry of agriculture showed Sunday.

Albanian agricultural exports marked a significant growth of 1.1 billion leks in the 9-month period of 2016 compared to the same period of 2015 when exports amounted to 5.1 billion leks, the Albanian ministry of agriculture reported.

The growth of agricultural exports during the first nine months confirmed once again the positive performance and the upward trajectory of Albanian agriculture sector, also seen an engine to Albania's economic growth.

According to statistics of the ministry, agro-industrial exports amounted to 3.6 billion leks in the nine month period compared to 3.1 billion leks in the same period of the previous year, whereas the livestock exports have increased to 2.4 billion leks from 1.8 billion leks. (1 U.S. dollar = 125 leks) Endit