Despite last year’s relatively high crop of mass-market vegetables, some of them will run out of stock in storage within the next two weeks. Not because demand will increase, but because quality will degrade rapidly, Logos Press reports.
A law abolishing the special status for Ukrainians, which has been in effect since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, will come into force on March 5. From that date, they will be subject to the general rules of Polish legislation regarding the principles and norms of temporary protection of foreigners, Logos Press has reported.
Another batch of low-quality imported cookies was seized by inspectors of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) before they were sold to retailers. The reason is “the content of trans fats is higher than the permissible norm”, Logos Press reports.
About 30-40% of specialized farms plan to expand their berry plantations this year, especially strawberries. This is partly due to the abnormally harsh winter, the late start of the season and rising prices for berries, especially early berries, in Central and Southern Europe, Logos Press reports.
In January 2026, Moldova exported 73.7 thousand tons of cereals worth 276.8 million lei. This is slightly less than a year earlier, but experts call such a start “a fairly stable commercial activity for the winter period,” Logos Press reported.
The Ukrainian labor market is showing surprising resilience – unemployment in the country is only slightly above pre-war levels, according to Logos Press.
The current grain drying tariffs offered by many elevators to Moldovan farmers do not favor the preservation of grain quality and active export, Logos Press reports.
New outbreaks of African swine fever and rabies have been confirmed in the country, Logos Press reports.
The average share of the agricultural sector in EU countries reaches 1.2 percent of GDP in 2024, up 0.1 percentage points from 2009, according to Logos Press.
Information about the potential import of sunflower from Argentina to Moldova is supplemented with important details. Indeed, Trans Oil Group is the buyer of about 55,000 tons of this raw material, which arrived in the port of Constanta on two ships, Logos Press reported.
Grants of up to 50 thousand euros are offered by international donors to groups of small and medium agricultural producers of field crop seeds in Moldova, Logos Press reports.
According to the results of 2025, the share of Poland in the import of agro-food products to Ukraine amounted to 42% – it is slightly less than the total share of the nearest competitors (Germany and Turkey), reports Logos Press.
Uzbekistan intends to attract $744 million from international financial institutions for projects in agriculture and water management by the end of 2026, Logos Press reports.
Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries are rapidly losing their former positions in the world walnut market due to internal problems of national walnut production and aggressive market policy of “new exporters”.
A ship has appeared on the list of ships delivering sunflower from Argentina to the Black Sea countries, with Turkey/Moldova as its destination, Logos Press reported.
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order to mobilize provisions of the Defense Production Act to protect domestic production of elemental phosphorus and glyphosate-based herbicides, Logos Press reported.
January 2026 was a record year for imported electricity supplies to Ukraine – 894.5 thousand MWh, according to Logos Press.
In 2026, more than 71 million lei will be allocated for the development of the irrigation network in Moldova, including 62.7 million lei through grant support to farmers, Logos Press reported.
Kazakhstan has entered the top 50 largest economies in the world in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2026, reports Logos Press.
About 11,000 railcars with grain have piled up in the direction of Odessa ports. The management of Ukrzaliznytsya considers the situation “almost critical”, Logos Press reported.
