Эдуард Лисовой
At the end of May, cereals and oilseed crops retained the status of absolute leader in exports both in physical volume (92.91%) and in value terms (80.90%) of the total volume of supplies from the Republic of Moldova abroad,” Logos Press reports.
By the votes of the ruling party’s parliamentary faction, the new law on subsidies in Moldovan agriculture was approved in its final reading. The law contains many new things – from its name to its principles. The law is very ambiguous – at the draft stage it gathered both a lot of criticism and flattering reviews. But the most important thing is that the law will come into force from the new year.
There are reasons to hope that this year Moldova will have a very good harvest of oilseed crops. The area under crops has noticeably increased: about 100 thousand hectares have been allocated for rape, which is many times more than last year, sunflower – more than 420 thousand hectares. At the moment, agronomists assess the condition of crops as “good and very good”.
This year’s crop of table grapes is expected to be of high quality, aided by a rare combination of weather conditions for pollination,” according to Logos Press.
Moldova exported about 16.2 thousand tons of sunflower in May, which is significantly lower than the figure for April (45.2 thousand tons) and March (69.6 thousand tons) of 2025,” Logos Press reported.
More than 8 billion lei may be freed up to finance agriculture by applying the government factoring mechanism,” Logos Press reported.
In May 2025, the volume of sunflower oil imports to Moldova slightly exceeded 2 thousand tons (worth 54.9 million lei), while exports were 2.6 times lower than imports – 0.79 thousand tons (worth 17.3 million lei), – reports Logos Press.
The area of garden plantations affected by spring frosts is estimated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry at more than 8,600 hectares,” Logos Press reported.
More than 8 thousand tons of apples were exported from Moldova in May 2025, which is almost 5 thousand tons less than in April, but slightly more than the figures in May last year, – reports Logos Press.
The contract for grant funding for the modernization of agricultural research infrastructure was signed by the Consolidated Unit (UCIP) for the implementation of IFAD projects and the National Institute for Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (INCAAMV),” Logos Press reports.
Four farmers’ organizations, including the opposition but pro-European Forța Fermierilor, are demanding that the licensing regime for imports of grain and oilseed crops from Ukraine (adding rapeseed to the list) be extended to 2025, Logos Press reports.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova, in May, compared to the level of the previous month, consumer (retail) food prices increased insignificantly – only by 1%. However, compared to their level at the beginning of 2025, the increase is more pronounced – plus 6.5%. And compared to the prices in May 2024, food prices rose by 9.7%.
