A record number of medals – 21 in total, including 5 gold and 16 silver – were awarded to the wines of the national brand “Vinul Moldovei” at the prestigious international sparkling wine competition “Concours Mondial de Bruxelles”, held in early September in Chisinau,” reports Logos Press.
Claims to one of the quality parameters of Moldovan wheat by some buyers in the EU countries may reduce its competitiveness on the European market, – reports Logos Press.
At the fifth annual Moldovan Wine Festival in Bucharest, 49 winemaking companies from the Republic of Moldova presented a range of more than 300 wines, – reports Logos Press.
About MDL 37 million was approved for payment on farmer subsidy applications by the Agricultural Interventions and Payments Agency AIPA last week, Logos Press reported.
At the end of the current week in the south and center of Moldova, nut growers will start mass harvesting of early exported walnut variety “Peschanski”, – reports Logos Press.
At the end of next week Moldovan winegrowers will start mass harvesting of table grapes of the main export variety – “Moldova”. In general, the good condition of “Moldova” plantations allows us to hope that in 2025 the export of table grapes will exceed the record of 2023 – about 84 thousand tons.
In July-August 2025, compared to the same period last year, the average price of corn exported from Moldova increased from 3.99 to 4.04 lei/kg. A slight increase in the average price was due to a change in the product mix, Logos Press reported.
In the previous few seasons on the fruit market of Moldova, the ratio of dessert apple (“frosh”, for the “fresh market”) to industrial apple (for all types of processing) was about 30/70. In the best case – 40/60. This year, because of the specific conditions that are coming up, the balance may change in favor of “frosh”. But it is not certain yet.
Since the beginning of fall, beekeepers have been forced to invest heavily in supplemental feeding for bee families weakened by drought and significant honey shortages, Logos Press reported.
Retail food prices decreased 0.8% in August compared to the figures for July this year, according to Logos Press.
The state reserve fund will allocate 100 million lei for farmers affected by late spring frosts, Logos Press reported.
In August-September, canning enterprises in Moldova have almost 100% fulfilled their plans to harvest plums for the production of plum puree and juices, Logos Press reports, citing a source in the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Processors Speranța Con.
In September, Moldovan canning companies manage to purchase and supply to the factories producing apple concentrate on average 30-40% less raw materials on a daily basis than in the same month last year, – reports Logos Press.
On the threshold of the harvesting campaign in the south of Moldova the estimated sorghum yield does not exceed 3-4 tons/ha, in the north – 5-6 tons/ha, – reports Logos Press with reference to the operators of the grain market of the country.
At the end of next week Moldovan winegrowers will start mass harvesting of table grapes of the main export variety – “Moldova”. In general, the good condition of “Moldova” plantations allows hoping that in 2025 the export of table grapes will exceed the record of 2023 – about 84 thousand tons, – reports Logos Press.
The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 128.0 points in August 2025, up 0.7 points (0.6%) from July and 5.9 points (4.9%) from a year ago. According to the conclusions of the organization’s experts, this is a new historical maximum, Logos Press reported.
About 207,000 tons of rapeseed (as raw material and processed products) was exported by Moldova during July-August 2025, Logos Press reported.
The graph of seasonal dynamics of prices for many fruits in Moldova looks like the relief of a rocky terrain – a gorge between two mountains. One peak is the beginning of the sales season, the second peak is its end. The specifics of the season are usually in how precipitous the descent and ascent are, how deep and wide the bottom of the gorge is. Last week, the Moldovan plum market reached this very bottom.
Approximately 1.5 million tons of corn and 750 thousand tons of sunflower will be harvested by Moldovan farmers in 2025, Logos Press reports.
The sunflower harvest campaign is gaining momentum in Moldova. In parallel, production forecasts, market strategies and prices are changing cyclically.
