YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 9, NOYAN TAPAN. Chir company has exported 17 tons of dried fruit and vegetables this year and plans to increase exports to 20 tons in 2007. Tigran Tsaturian, director of Chir CJSC, told NT correspondent that only a few years ago the company, which was founded in 1997, used to export only 300-500 kg annually. Dried fruits are mainly exported to European countries. According to T. Tsaturian, the company also constructs special buildings where fruit and vegetables can be dried exposed to the sun. In all, the company produces 7-8 kinds of dried fruit, dried tomatoes, eggplants and various spices. The company's director said that dried tomatoes are in great demand in international market. This year the company purchased 300 tons of tomato, with only 16 tons of dried tomatoes being produced from this amount.

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