A new powerful player has emerged in the global walnut market – China, which has started to dictate its own terms due to low prices and unique characteristics of raw materials, Logos Press reports.
Producing protein products for sports or baby food from whey is a high-margin business, but only countries with a very large raw material base and high investment potential can afford to create it, Logos Press reports.
The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry has announced a competition to select farmers to participate in a special activity: ‘Counseling farmers throughout the production cycle’, reports Logos Press.
The lack of deep processing of raw materials in cheese production sharply reduces the competitiveness of final products in Ukraine. In Moldova the situation is similar, but even more difficult due to the high cost of raw milk.
Introducing generative artificial intelligence into the workflow does not reduce the amount of employee labor, but on the contrary – consistently increases it, according to Logos Press.
In case of unification, the European Union and Ukraine will be able to claim control over about 30% of the world’s agro-food exports, Logos Press reported.
During February 9 -11, 2026, the Republic of Moldova will participate in one of the most important international exhibitions dedicated to wine and spirits production – Wine Paris & Vinexpo Paris, reports Logos Press.
At the end of January 2026, the National Association of Beekeepers of the Republic of Moldova (ANARM) repeatedly requested government assistance with money or sugar (10 kilograms per bee family), as well as tax incentives because of the “unprecedented crisis that befell the industry last year,” Logos Press reported.
The food safety agency ANSA recognizes the right of rural Moldovan households to sell surplus animal products – meat, milk, eggs, honey. However, the agency draws the attention of small producers to the importance of complying with sanitary norms and preventing sanctions (Order No. 57/2023), Logos Press reports.
In January, grain traders note a surge in export shipments of Kazakh wheat – 761 thousand tons (+66% to January 2025). Including to distant markets last month Kazakhstan shipped 261 thousand tons of grain. Market analysts attribute these facts to the resumption of the program of payment of transport subsidies to exporters, reports Logos Press.
There are 220 companies operating in Odessa Region, the ownership structure of which includes co-owners from the UK. According to this indicator, the region ranks third in Ukraine, Logos Press reported.
Following traceability checks and the implementation of new safety levels in line with EFSA recommendations, Danone has decided to withdraw a number of batches of infant formula from the market, according to Logos Press.
In February 2026, the wheat market in the Republic of Moldova shows seeming stability, but based on low price level. External markets do not send encouraging signals – demand is low and global supply is excessive. As a consequence, the country’s domestic market is stagnating, Logos Press reports.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited the headquarters of ADNOC as part of an official visit to the UAE, where he was assured of its readiness to help meet Germany’s growing energy needs by increasing supplies of liquefied natural gas, Logos Press reported.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s recent visit to Kiev has two strategic goals. One of them is the acquisition of a Ukrainian bank.
The second nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan will be built by an international consortium to avoid dependence on a single contractor, Logos Press reported citing the Kazakh Nuclear Energy Agency.
Frosts as low as -25 degrees Celsius have damaged apple plantations in Poland, which will have a serious impact on the EU fruit market in the coming marketing season, Logos Press reported.
The state enterprise “Moldovan Railway” has adjusted downward (by several percent/ton) the tariffs for transportation of grain and oilseed crops within the framework of export-import transactions. The new tariffs came into force on February 5, 2026, Logos Press reported.
In January 2026, more than 106 thousand tons of sunflower were exported from Moldova, which is an unprecedented volume for this month of the marketing season, Logos Press reported.
Chronic depletion and inequitable distribution of surface and groundwater resources is becoming the new norm of an era of global water bankruptcy that the world community will have to adapt to, Logos Press reports.
