In this regard, specialized media resources of Ukraine note that delays in the harvesting campaign due to rains forced the agrarians of the neighboring country to ship corn directly from the fields to traders. At the same time, the humidity of grain, with the basic norm of 14%, in some cases exceeds 25%. Because of the increased moisture content, the quality of commodity products “causes concern: some analyses show mycotoxins, which may affect exports. There is a growing fear among traders that forward contracts may be disrupted in November. Such rumors and a situational shortage of commodity corn supply for export on the spot market of Ukraine keep prices at a high level – $207-208/t (on terms of delivery CPT, fast delivery to the port).
In Moldova, according to grain market operators, maize harvesting has been completed completely or to a large extent only in the southern regions, where less than 15% of the total area under this crop is concentrated (according to the NBS statistics, the area under maize harvest-2025 in Moldova is 414.7 thousand hectares). Whereas in most farms in the central and, especially, in the northern zone of the country, the corn harvesting campaign has not even started yet. The reasons are the same as in Ukraine – overwatering of the top layer of soil, which prevents “entering the field”, as well as high humidity of corn grain – 18-20% on average. As in the neighboring country, there is a risk of accumulation of mycotoxins in the products.
So far, these circumstances do not attract too much attention of Moldovan field farmers, primarily concerned with the early completion of sunflower harvesting. However, prompt harvesting and processing (drying) of corn is also in the interests of farmers.
More details in Friday’s issue of Logos Press weekly
