In Moldova, the situation with meat is not as bad as it seems. It turns out that our country is on the 81st line of the global ranking (covering 101 countries of the world with a representative sample) of beef prices. The indicator of our country is $8.79/kg (loin or equivalent back of thigh, market prices). The line above was Peru ($9.01/kg), below – Kazakhstan ($8.70/kg). Thus, strangely enough, Moldova fell into the group of countries with the most democratic price for this product.
UPDATED. Sergiu Gherciu, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, is currently in the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he is taking part in the 19th International Agricultural Exhibition ‘Caspian Agri-Week’ and the 31st International Food Industry Exhibition ‘InterFood Azerbaijan’.
In order to prevent the degradation of flora and soil fertility and to ensure the sustainable use of these resources, the Moldovan Government approved the Regulation on the use of lands for pastures, hayfields and hayfields.
At the end of April – beginning of May, one outbreak of African swine fever and three outbreaks of rabies were registered on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
The National Bureau of Statistics reports that (wholesale) producer prices (large farms – 50 ha or more) for agricultural products in January-March 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 decreased by 4.7% overall. Specifically, prices for plant products decreased by an average of 9.1%, while prices for livestock products increased by an average of 4.4%.
About 1 thousand tons of table grapes were exported by Moldova in April 2026. The buyer is Iraq.
The strategy of long-term storage of apples in expectation of a higher price at the end of the season did not justify itself. The dynamics of the fruit market in Europe developed in the opposite direction – stagnation or decrease in prices for dessert and industrial apples. As a result, growers in Ukraine, Poland and Moldova, at best, gained nothing, and at worst – suffered financial losses.
Six investment projects with a grant component in the livestock sector in Moldova were selected as a result of the AGGRI project’s fourth phase competition.
Poland has seen the world’s fastest growth in the number of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWIs) – individuals with net worth over $30 million – over the past five years.
In April 2026, the Fund for Agricultural Credit (FCA) program provided financial resources to support 75 agricultural enterprises. A total of 483 micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector were financed under this program between March 2025 and April 2026.
MAIA announced that 53 local action groups (GALs) have been selected for funding under the LEADER program for the period 2026-2027.
MAIA leadership today met with a delegation from the State of North Carolina (USA) led by Secretary of State Elaine F. Marshall. They discussed the process of building a strategic partnership between the countries in the areas of agriculture, applied research and advisory services.
The Union of Sugar Producers of Moldova (UPZM) and the Association of Sugar Beet Producers of Moldova call on the government to “urgently resume the procedure of approving the decree on the regulation of sugar imports”. The draft of this document provided for the indefinite exemption of sugar from the free trade regime under the agreement between Moldova and CEFTA countries. A week ago, the draft was withdrawn, the State Chancellery said. The reasons were not given, but apparently one of them was the absence of a positive opinion from the Competition Council.
Contrary to expectations, the monthly export of apples this spring in Moldova is not increasing, but decreasing. In April 2026, Moldova exported 10.2 thousand tons of apples, which is less than a month earlier (10.8 thousand tons). Moreover, this year, March exports of Moldovan fruit were below the five-year average for this month.
The frosts of the first nights of May have significantly changed for the worse the estimates of damage to the fruit sector of Moldova from spring frosts. According to the first impression of fruit business operators, from a quarter to a third of the total area of orchards in the country was significantly affected.
The European Beekeepers’ Association (EBA) urges the European Commission to take emergency action by temporarily excluding Turkey, Ukraine and Russia from the list of third countries allowed to import bees. The reason is the detection of a dangerous pest – the mite Tropilaelaps spp. in these countries (as well as in Georgia and Belarus, with the prospect of rapid westward migration).
Kazakhstan is able to occupy a strategically important place in the global competition for mineral resources against the backdrop of the US-China standoff.
Greece does not agree to Ukraine’s terms on the joint use of maritime drones, products of a potential co-production. Greece is concerned that Ukraine insists on having a “say” on how these drones the Greek side of the production tandem plans to use.
In 2026, interest in flat nectarines is noticeably increasing both on the part of buyers and growers. According to breeding companies, the flat nectarine is rapidly moving out of the niche segment: in European market players, it already accounts for about 10% of sales of planting material. The growing interest is not only due to the unusual shape of the fruit, but also due to the improved taste, productivity and commercial attractiveness of new varieties.
In April, the volume of Ukrainian grain shipments by rail to Poland and Romania almost halved. Whereas railroad deliveries of grain from Ukraine to Hungary remained at a stable high level. This was discussed during an online meeting between representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC and participants of the agricultural market.
