No kilogram of grapes exported this year to Albania-Montenegro

Exporting, according to them, is imperiling the state, which has not created facilities for companies or individuals from neighbouring states, or farmers themselves. Lack of exports, they have said, is also one of the reasons the grape price is dropping each year.

Habib Dina, chairman of the association, has said of “Kahen” that the border, however formally it has not closed with neighbouring states, has caused the lack of export facilities to be reduced for each year.

There was no problem with selling grapes. They came to the vineyards and bought thousands of pounds of grapes. However, each year their arrival has been observed as few. We were told that it is very difficult because it is very much needed and they also complained about the customs fee. Those who have usually bought this year are merchants who have a basement of wine or small merchants. A hired merchant has bought 1,000 pounds. They came almost every day a few years ago, and in recent years it was reduced to”, Dina said.

This year, he has said he is seeing no interest at all and that the market with Albania and Montenegro could be considered closed... (More widely read in Koha Ditore)