Sunflower yield losses due to fall precipitation and the delayed harvesting period by at least 10 days will amount to at least 10-15%, Logos Press reports.
Between Oct. 13 and Dec. 11, growers can apply to AIPA’s Agricultural Intervention and Payment Agency for post-investment subsidies, Logos Press reported.
The sugar season has not yet passed the conditional equator. A lot of sugar beet is still wet in the fields, and it will be good if it does not freeze later. But sugar growers and Moldovan authorities have no doubts that in 2025-26 marketing year the country will have enough of its own sugar (and some more European sugar for balance).
The harvesting of plums has been completed in Moldova. The summer forecast of the 2025 harvest of these fruits in the range of 80-90 thousand tons was most likely justified, Logos Press reports.
Heavy precipitation throughout the current week will significantly affect the quality of the fruit crop that has not yet been harvested, Logos Press reported.
The average value of the sugar price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in September was 99.4. This is 4.2 points (4.1%) lower than in August this year and 26.9 points (21.3% lower) compared to last year’s level. The current FAO sugar index is the lowest since March 2021 (96.2 points), Logos Press reported.
At one of the next meetings, the Moldovan government intends to temporarily halt the import of sugar from Serbia, so that Moldovan sugar producers will have the opportunity to sell their products on the domestic market at an acceptable price, – reports Logos Press.
At a meeting on October 4, the administrative board of the Farmers’ Power Association approved a package of 30 legislative and regulatory measures to support farmers in the current crisis situation, Logos Press reported.
The national stand of the Republic of Moldova “Pomul vieții” presented the best food products of 13 domestic producers at one of the most authoritative exhibitions of food industry ANUGA (Cologne, Germany), – reports Logos Press.
Buyers of Moldovan plums from EU countries who paid customs duties on this product in September 2025 will be able to get the payment back,” Logos Press reports.
Global demand for vegetable oils will increase to 229.28 million tons, up nearly 3% from last year’s level, in the 2025-2026 marketing year, according to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Logos Press reports.
In the Republic of Moldova, the installation of one of the country’s most powerful agro-industrial facilities has been completed — a complex for rapeseed processing and rapeseed oil production at the Floarea Soarelui SA plant.
In many agro-climatic models of the present and near future, practically the whole territory of the Republic of Moldova belongs to the zone of risky agriculture. Frequent and constantly tightening droughts lead to a decrease in agricultural productivity, while high prices for fuel, fertilizers and phytosanitary products reduce the profitability of agricultural production. In this context, the choice of crops for crop rotations is beginning to play a key role in agribusiness, without any alternatives.
From September 18 to 24, 31 new outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) among domestic animals were reported in Europe, Logos Press reported.
The decision of the Moldovan Railway Transport Administration (CFM) to raise tariffs for railway transportation of agricultural products by an average of 7% from September 12, 2025 has already affected the Moldovan grain market, Logos Press reports.
In 2025, Trans-Oil Group built a rapeseed processing complex at the production base of its Floarea Soarelui SA (Balti) oil and fats factory. During the first season, the new complex processed 40 thousand tons of rapeseed, produced 18.3 thousand tons of oil and 21.5 thousand tons of meal, Logos Press reports.
Profitability of cultivation of cereals and some oilseeds in the north, center and south of Moldova can differ many times. The main reasons for the very different profitability are the big difference between the soils, rainfall and “demand prices” for agricultural products in the northern and southern parts of the country, Logos Press reports.
During September 30-October 2, 13 fruit producing companies belonging to the Moldova Fruct Association will present the achievements of the fruit growing sector of the Republic of Moldova at Fruit Attraction 2025, one of the most important exhibitions of the world horticulture in Madrid (Spain), – reports Logos Press.
The current Cabinet of Ministers of Moldova intends to limit duty-free imports of Serbian sugar within the framework of the CEFTA free trade agreement by one thousand tons for a period of 200 calendar days, – reports Logos Press.
Last week on the Moldovan fruit and vegetable market, the level of wholesale prices for onions dropped by 20%, – reports Logos Press.
