Freelance correspondent for Logos Press. Specialises in a wide range of topics related to the activities of the agri-food sector in Moldova and worldwide. Graduated from the Kiev Technological Institute of Light Industry and the Moldovan State University (Faculty of History). In journalism since 1995. Since 1998, he has been an employee of the weekly newspaper Logos Press Economic Review. He has worked as editor-in-chief of Lider Agro and Agroexpert publications, as well as on projects for international organisations, including the UN/FAO.
By early December, about 40% of sugar beet remained in the ground in the raw material zone of Sudzucker Moldova and up to 60-70% in the zone of Moldova Zahăr, Logos Press reported.

The quality requirements for bakery and pasta products will be updated taking into account the appearance of new product categories in Moldovan retail, Logos Press reports.

Moderately warm and wet weather in the first week of December will delay the completion of harvesting of crops of the second group, – reports Logos Press.

To feed and clothe an expanded human population of 9.7-10 billion by 2050 would require a 50 percent increase in the planet’s agricultural production, which would require 25 percent more fresh water and accelerated restoration of degraded land, Logos Press reported.

A consignment of 5,000 kilograms of palm oil was detained by inspectors of the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) directly at the importer’s warehouse, Logos Press reported.

From January to November 2025, Moldova exported 24,000 tons of wheat flour, worth almost 128 million lei, while imported 21,600 tons, worth 148 million lei, Logos Press reported.

“We thank everyone who creates the opportunity for Moldova to have domestically produced food and stronger local communities.” The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry awarded 140 farmers on the occasion of the professional holiday – the Day of Agricultural Worker, traditionally celebrated on the last Sunday of November.

A note for inbred robinguds and noble (by virtue of their official position) sheriffs. There is a chance to get hunting grounds (from 5 thousand hectares and more) for use for 15 years on the results of hammer auction “for increase”. The price of the “entrance ticket” to the auction is 1.2 thousand lei. The starting price of the minimum lot is about 20 thousand lei (the amount of annual rent). But there are more “fat pieces” – for hundreds of thousands of lei.

By the end of 2025, there is a real chance to exceed last year’s indicator of physical exports in the Moldovan horticulture sector only in terms of sales of plums abroad, – reports Logos Press.

By the end of November, Moldova had exported more than $259 million worth of seed and stone fruits; for the whole of 2024, exports of these goods totaled $249.8 million, Logos Press reported.

The Council of Agrifood Associations CAPA considers that the Law on the organization and functioning of the Chambers of Agriculture contradicts the right to “freedom of association” guaranteed by the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, – reports Logos Press.

UCIP’s Joint Program Implementation Unit of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) celebrates the 25th anniversary of its activity in Moldova. During this time, the portfolio of IFAD programs in Moldova amounted to more than $266 million, including $146.5 million in direct investments and $24.4 million in grants from the Fund, Logos Press reports.

Representatives of the National Association of Beekeepers of Moldova ANARM estimate the production of commercial honey in 2025 to be below 3 thousand tons, – reports Logos Press.

About MDL 470 million was authorized by the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture AIPA to be paid to agricultural producers between November 17-21, Logos Press reported.

Global cereal production in 2025-26 will increase by about 5% compared to the previous season, which will ensure the supply of grain for sale to the world market in the current season of 2.43 billion tons and will exceed the previous historical record by 3%, Logos Press reported.

More than 30 thousand tons of table grapes of the 2025 crop worth about $32.5 million (average price – $1.08/kg) have been exported by Moldova since the beginning of the season by the end of last week, – Logos Press reports.

Due to large-scale supplies of soybean meal from Ukraine to Moldova, the price of this commodity on the Moldovan market has significantly decreased, which is good for local livestock farmers, but bad for local soybean processors.

“After all, if stars are lit up, it means that someone needs it”? And if in addition to the multitude of non-governmental associations (with rural roots), another new organization appears in Moldova, focused on dialogue with the authorities – it means that this dialogue is not all right yet.

According to the Speranța-Con Association, at the moment, farmers are able to supply about 5-7 thousand tons of apples from the plantations, which is a maximum of a week of work for processing plants, Logos Press reports.

The price of hen’s egg has risen by 20-25% in Moldovan retail, in November the prices for this product exceeded the level of 40 lei per dozen. Poultry farmers attribute this fact to the intensification of exports to the European Union, Logos Press reports.
