The bill on the introduction of a 12-month moratorium on the forced collection of debts of micro and small agricultural producers was adopted by the Moldovan Parliament in the first reading, – reports Logos Press.
At the end of November, external supplies of grain of all types from Moldova amounted to slightly less than 95 thousand tons, about 64% of the physical volume of export of this commodity (more than 60 thousand tons) fell to the share of wheat, – reports Logos Press.
Two villages in Telenesti district have received 16 one-ton rainwater harvesting tanks – as a measure to reduce groundwater consumption and adapt to the effects of climate change, Logos Press reported.
The third round of applications from farmers for post-investment subsidies this year closed on December 11. More applications were received than expected by experts from agricultural non-governmental organizations, Logos Press reports.
Nine table grape producers from Cahul and Taraclia districts received Global G.A.P. certificates on Tuesday, December 16, Logos Press reported.
The European Commission officially announced the introduction of additional controls on imports of food and agricultural products in order to “preserve food safety and ensure different conditions of competition for European producers” with suppliers of these products to the EU, according to Logos Press.
In November 2025, Moldova exported just over 60 thousand tons. Compared to the previous month, external supplies of this commodity slightly increased. The average invoice price for wheat also increased – up to 3.69 lei/kg (3.53 lei/kg in October). Nevertheless, these are modest figures for a relatively productive year, Logos Press reported.
Nearly four dozen non-governmental environmental organisations, scientists, volunteers and journalists have sent a petition to the president, prime minister and heads of relevant ministries requesting an urgent transition within the framework of the National Forest Expansion Programme 2023-2032 to switch from mass planting of acacia plantations to reforestation using local tree species, Logos Press reports.
The turbulent end to the sugar beet processing and sugar production season in Moldova could take on a dramatic turn. If the weather conditions are unfavourable, the season could end, as sugar producers say, ‘even in March next year.’ From their point of view, this is not a major problem. Of course, this is without taking into account the additional risks, costs, guaranteed increase in production costs and the price of the final product – Moldovan sugar.
In the first half of the 2025-26 marketing season, RM sunflower oil exports began to recover from last year’s sharp decline, Logos Press reported.
The administrations of the State Enterprise “Railway of Moldova” and the Association of Grain Exporters Agrocereale have not agreed to work together to optimize tariffs for grain transportation, increased by 7% in autumn, Logos Press reports.
Between August and November 2025, Moldova exported almost 272,000 tons of sunflower – 29% more than last year’s (also record) figure for the same period, Logos Press reported.
Wholesale sales of potatoes and vegetables of the so-called “borscht set” on the Moldovan domestic market this fall decreased by about 25-30%. And this is despite the stagnation and decrease in prices for these agricultural products, Logos Press reports.
The shares of land suitable for agriculture in relation to the total territory of Moldova and Ukraine are approximately equal and amount to about 56.8%. The two neighboring countries are ranked third and fourth in the world ranking by this indicator, Logos Press reported.
By 2036, the table grape industry is expected to attract about $98 million in investment, which will increase annual table grape exports by 60% and generate foreign exchange earnings of about $38 million annually, Logos Press reported.
By 1.8% increased the average world price index for cereals in the November release of FAO. For other groups of agro-food products monitored by this international organization, last month prices decreased: sugar – by 5.9%, dairy products – by 3.1%, vegetable oils – by 2.6%, meat – by 0.8%, according to Logos Press.
MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry announces the launch of the national campaign “Cumpar BUN de-acasa” – an initiative that invites Moldovan citizens to choose local products: both during winter holidays and throughout the year.
In spite of significant shortfall of fruit harvest due to spring frosts, as well as reduction of their quality due to summer drought and autumn precipitation, prices for many types of products of the fruit growing sector increased. Accordingly, even in the conditions of physical decrease of exports, their financial indicators increased. This was much and colorfully discussed in the last days of November within the XI annual conference “Fruit Business of Moldova”. And, perhaps, for the first time in its long history, the conference started with singing a beautiful and optimistic song about the richness of the Moldovan land.
The Association of Grain Exporters Agrocereale calls on the management of the State Enterprise “Railway of Moldova” to provide information on the volume of transportation of grain and oilseed crops in the period September-November, as well as on the number of confirmed requests for transportation of these cargoes in December 2025, – reports Logos Press.
Just over 2.3 billion lei for the National Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development is envisaged in the draft state budget for 2026, approved by the Cabinet of Ministers. Of this amount, opposition MPs estimate that about 1.3-1.5 billion lei will have to be allocated to cover the arrears of agrarian subsidies for 2024-25, Logos Press reported.
