On Wednesday, July 8, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), will hold the first four seminars for operators in the agri-food sector in the districts of Orhei, Criuleni, Șoldănești, and Rezina, the first four seminars explaining the principles, objectives, and methods for implementing the Strategic Program for Agricultural Policy 2026–2030 (PSPA).
The economies of a group of small European countries—from the Mediterranean, the Western Balkans, and Eastern Europe—will grow more than twice as fast as the eurozone over the next five years.
Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania are jointly developing a new multimodal transport corridor that will connect ports on the Aegean and Black Seas to the Danube via a network of roads, railways, and seaports. The project will be part of the EU’s Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and is expected to strengthen the region’s transport connectivity.
Corn futures surged sharply on major commodity exchanges after an abnormal heat wave caused serious damage to the crop in France, one of the European Union’s key corn-producing countries.
The Republic of Moldova is experiencing a period of steady decline in walnut exports to the European Union. In the first half of 2026, Moldova’s share of the European walnut market fell to 2.2%, with exports totaling just 1,700 metric tons. In 2025, Moldova’s walnut exports totaled just 3,690 metric tons, accounting for 2.5% of the EU’s total imports of this product. This is the lowest level in the past decade.
The export season for last year’s sunflower seed harvest from Argentina is nearing its end with a record volume of nearly 1.3 million metric tons. The geography of shipments shows that the Black Sea region—specifically Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey—is the epicenter of these exports. Indirectly, but significantly, this also affects the oilseed market in the Republic of Moldova.
The Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) has completed the process of receiving and reviewing applications submitted under the government financial assistance program providing compensation for excise taxes on diesel fuel used in agricultural operations.
The inflow of water from the Carpathians into the Dniester Reservoir (Ukraine) has been below 30 cubic meters per second for several days now. As a result, the water level in the reservoir has dropped below 114 meters above sea level and continues to fall. At the same time, the outflow from the reservoir to the lower reaches of the river—including the Moldovan section—remains at the previous rate of 100 cubic meters per second.
“Romanian exporters can transport cherries by truck (from the Republic of Moldova, ed. LP) to Belarus and Russia, but our producers cannot transport (fruit to these countries, ed. LP) directly. That’s the paradox,” notes Sergiu Ștefanco, a member of the Moldovan Parliament from the “Democracy at Home” party, in a short video posted on Facebook.
In June 2026, the average value of the FAO Food Price Index stood at 130.3 points, down 0.4 points (0.3%) from May. On average, the index for the five food commodity groups tracked remained stable over the past month, as higher global prices for vegetable oils and meat were offset by lower prices for cereals, dairy products, and sugar.
As more and more farmers join the mass harvest, Moldova’s fruit and vegetable market is entering a period of the first (summer) drop in prices for new potatoes.
The Ministry of Agriculture of Kazakhstan intends to restrict the import of apples into the country. The relevant order has been submitted for public comment. According to the draft, from August 1 through December 31, 2026, the import of apples into Kazakhstan by road, rail, and water is planned to be banned.
The milk production sector (raw milk) is undergoing a period of structural transformation: the gradual (though not very rapid) expansion of industrial dairy farms is accompanied by a steady decline in milk production on small farms and in the households of the country’s rural population.
The Turkish government has decided to introduce a tariff quota on imports of sunflower seeds and unrefined sunflower oil. The document provides for preferential terms for importing raw materials to support the domestic processing industry and ensure a stable supply of vegetable oil to the domestic market.
Global wheat prices fell by 4.4% in June due to active harvesting and favorable supply prospects for this commodity in the Black Sea region. This is discussed in the June report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Turkey will implement updated phytosanitary control regulations for wheat imports effective August 5, 2026. Under the new requirements, four fungal pathogens will be classified as prohibited for import with imported products. Their presence or absence will be determined based on the results of laboratory analysis.
Kyiv and Berlin have established a working group to facilitate the return of Ukrainians of draft age who have left the country illegally. The mechanisms are already being discussed officially, but the details have not yet been disclosed.
Parliament Speaker Igor Grosu promised farmers that the issue of a potential increase in the VAT on agricultural products to 20% would be resolved in a way that was “better than they had asked for.”
Copper prices rose along with other industrial metals amid a weaker U.S. dollar and easing concerns that the Fed would raise interest rates in the coming months.
Technical talks between Adrian Digolean, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Food (MAIA), and Viorel Guts, Deputy Director-General and Regional Representative of the UN (FAO) Viorel Gutsa took place as part of the Global Conference on Smart Agriculture, held July 1–3 at FAO headquarters in Rome.
