In November this year, Ukrainian potatoes in bulk are about 25-30% cheaper than Moldovan potatoes, and during the last month of fall in Ukraine “the second bread” slowly, but getting cheaper, – reports Logos Press.
The Republic of Moldova joined the Convention on Common Transit on November 1, 2025, and in parallel, the National Transit System (NCTS) was integrated into the European and international customs network. The integration will contribute to more efficient trade, including reducing the waiting time of truckers at customs, Logos Press reported.
16 non-governmental organizations of agricultural producers and processors signed an agreement on the establishment of the Council of Agri-food Associations (CAPA) following a constituent meeting on November 18, Logos Press reported.
Due to large-scale deliveries 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 soybean processors, Logos Press reports.
In the top 5 most exported Moldovan goods for the period January-September 2025, agricultural products hold the second to fifth positions, – Logos Press reports.
In October, the export of soybean oil and its fractions from Moldova amounted to only 624 tons worth 12.4 million lei, confirming the tendency of a steady decline in the supply of this commodity abroad this year, Logos Press reported.
Almost a third of the total amount of agrarian subsidies in 2024 was requested by agricultural producers from just six Moldovan districts, Logos Press reported.
The sharply increased retail prices for mackerel became the main meme of the Moldovan information space in the past week. In social networks, consumers without a sense of humor posted photos of doubled price tags of some supermarket chains with angry remarks. Consumers with a sense of humor joked about “dream fish”.
About two hundred entrepreneurs from both banks of the Nistru River, economic experts, representatives of state authorities and development partners gathered on November 14, 2025 in Chisinau at the fifth Moldova Trade Forum – a significant event dedicated to the development of business partnerships and promotion of exports from the Republic of Moldova – reports Logos Press.
A month and a half is left till the end of this year, and these are the most “working months” in the export sales season. At least, for some types of Moldovan fruits. However, the specifics of the harvested crop and external commodity flows in the first half of the fall show that the chances for a hundred percent selection of new (increased) quotas for duty-free export of fruits to the European Union are, alas, small.
About 34 thousand tons, worth more than 220 million lei, made up the Moldovan turnover of finished fodder and by-products (soybean meal, bran, cake, bard, etc.) in October 2025, Logos Press reported.
About 14.5 thousand tons of table grapes worth just over $14.3 million (average wholesale price $0.99/kg) were exported by Moldova in October 2025, Logos Press reported.
The Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture AIPA has started authorizing payments to farmers affected by late spring frosts. A total of 690 applications have been received by AIPA, of which 91, amounting to 19.1 million lei, have already been approved, Logos Press reported.
Due to the delayed harvesting campaign of the second group of crops and prolonged rainfall in October, a significant part of the land allocated by Moldovan farmers for winter crops will remain unsown since the fall, Logos Press reports.
About 22.2 thousand tons of plums worth $20.7 million (average invoice price – $1.07/kg) were exported by Moldova in October 2025, Logos Press reported.
In July-October 2025, Moldovan wheat was supplied to foreign markets at an average price of 3.53 lei/kg – the lowest export price for the commodity in the first four months of the marketing season in five years, Logos Press reported.
Almost 2.5 thousand tons of walnut kernels were exported by Moldova to the EU market in January-October 2025, – Logos Press reports.
In July-October 2025, Moldova sent abroad 18.52 thousand tons of sunflower oil, which is almost four times more than in the same period last year (about 4.8 thousand tons), – reports Logos Press.
Traders claim that the sharp increase in prices for mackerel in supermarket chains in Moldova is due to a significant reduction in EU quotas for catching this, as well as some other types of marine fish and its rise in price on the main European trading platforms, Logos Press reports.
The FAO Food Price Index averaged 124.4 in October 2025, down 2.1 points (1.6%) from its September value of 128.5. That is, the CPI declined for the second consecutive month, Logos Press reported.
