The forest fire warning alert (“yellow code”) has been extended for another week across the entire territory of the Republic of Moldova—the second time this July. Concurrently with this measure, the Meteorological and Environmental Monitoring Agency has issued a “yellow alert” for the period from August 1 to August 3 due to abnormal heat.
Following the meeting of the Moldovan-Ukrainian Commission on the Dniester, a decision was made to reduce the water discharge from the Novodnestrovsk Reservoir downstream from 100 to 85 cubic meters per second. This is a compromise solution. Two weeks ago, the Ukrainian side proposed reducing the discharge to 70 cubic meters per second.
The Moldovan Parliament has ratified two European conventions: one on the protection of animals during international transport and one on the protection of farm animals.
The Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC), which owns the terminal and pipeline, issued a statement announcing another shutdown just two days after resuming oil loading onto tankers in Novorossiysk following a week-long hiatus.
Wheat prices in Moldova did not rise in July; in fact, they even fell by 0.30–0.40 lei/kg over the past week. On the Moldovan market, wheat costs an average of 1.5 lei/kg less than at the port of Constanța. On this basis, the Association of Grain and Oilseed Producers is requesting that the Competition Council be convened.
This week brought some bad news for Moldovan farmers. Despite serious disruptions in port logistics in neighboring Ukraine, prices for first-group agricultural crops have fallen to a greater or lesser extent.
Ukraine, Romania, and the Republic of Moldova, with the support of the European Commission, have agreed to step up the development of alternative export routes through Danube ports amid the temporary closure of Ukrainian ports due to intensified Russian attacks. During a joint meeting, the parties discussed measures designed to ensure the continuity of exports and enhance the resilience of supply chains.
The National Food Safety Agency has announced a recall of “BATTER flavor COOKIES” from Becky’s B.V. (Netherlands) from stores. The product is packaged in round tin boxes containing 114 grams of product. The production date is 09/22/25, and the expiration date is 09/21/27. The lot number is PG22IYD.
More than 20 companies and two associations of food industry manufacturers have appealed to Prime Minister Vasile Tofan and Deputy Prime Minister Eugen Osmocescu, asking them to review the package of proposals they have drafted. The package is aimed at enhancing the competitiveness of this vital sector of the national economy. The core of the proposals is to restore a competitive environment in Moldova’s sugar market.
More than 30 inspectors from the National Food Safety Agency, with consulting support from an expert from Croatia, participated in the development of an assessment procedure, classification, and modernization of authorized enterprises in the milk and meat processing industries, in accordance with European directives. The draft document was prepared during a seminar organized by ANSA’s central office.
The government approved regulations on the criteria and procedures for accrediting the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments, Financial Management, Oversight, and Transparency.
The European Investment Bank will provide a preferential loan of 150 million euros to fund the “Livada Moldovei II” project. The government ratified the financing agreement between Moldova and the EIB today.
Moldova will receive loans and grants totaling 130 million euros from the European Union and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to implement the “Moldova – Sustainable Water Supply for Irrigation Project.” This is provided for in the draft loan agreement approved by the Moldovan government at today’s meeting.
Ukraine’s state-owned railway carrier, JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia,” has launched a series of talks with logistics market operators aimed at increasing the throughput capacity of railway border crossings. The first phase begins on July 29 with a meeting on crossings with Poland, followed by meetings with Romania and Moldova on July 30, Hungary on July 31, and Slovakia on August 4. The Moldovan side would be wise to decide by tomorrow whether it has any interest in this dialogue.
Romania has suspended operations at one reactor at the nuclear power plant in Cernavodă due to low water levels in the Danube caused by dry weather.
The introduction of a special fixed fee of 0.48 lei per liter of diesel fuel sold in Moldova has been postponed for one month. Prime Minister Vasile Tofan announced this during a press conference.
The harvest of the first group of grain and oilseed crops in Moldova will continue for at least another two to three weeks. The reasons for this are both good and not so good.
Amendments to laws and regulations governing the rules for informing consumers about the origin of food products were discussed today at a meeting between the leadership of the National Food Safety Agency and representatives of Moldova’s food industry.
Romanian farmers are at risk of becoming the most vulnerable group of diesel fuel buyers. The price of diesel for Romanian farmers surpassed the psychological threshold of 10 RON per liter yesterday.
The Moldovan government today declared a 30-day state of alert (high readiness) in the field of hydrology.
