“Standard Operating Procedures Applicable to Border Customs Posts to Prevent Cross-Border Transmission of Public Health Threats” was approved yesterday during a meeting of the leadership of the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA), Customs, Border Police, National Public Health Agency (ANSP) and the National Center for Pre-Hospital Emergency Medical Care (CNAMUP).
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the “Field Schools for Farmers” program in Hincesti aimed at sustainable and resilient vegetable production.
The volume of export supplies of Moldovan apples of the crop-2025 by the end of spring has expectedly decreased. In May this year, Moldova exported to foreign markets 9.7 thousand tons of apples worth just over $8 million (average price $0.82/kg). In April, the country sent about 10.2 thousand tons to foreign markets, while in March – 10.8 thousand tons.
India’s rice production in the 2025/26 crop season exceeded 154 million tons, a historic high. The country ranked first in the world in this indicator.
The application process for the competition for financial assistance to offset excise taxes on diesel fuel purchased between March 1 and May 31, 2026 has been completed. The competition ran from May 11 through June 2, 2026, and the Agricultural Intervention and Payment Agency (AIPA) received 2,244 applications.
Agriculture and Food Minister Ludmila Catlabuga participated in the official launching ceremony of the Moldovan-Kazakh Business Council, held today in Chisinau.
Kazakhstan’s oil and fat industry is showing record growth rates and is becoming one of the key drivers of the country’s non-resource exports. According to the results of last year, the industry provided an inflow of 27% of all foreign currency proceeds from exports of processed agricultural products of Kazakhstan. In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked sixth in the world in sunflower oil exports. In the short term, Kazakh exporters hope to bring the country into the world TOP-5 exporters of this product – to the fourth place.
After a long period of stabilization, consumer prices in Ukraine have resumed growth. According to the National Bank of the country, the cycle of inflation slowdown, which lasted since June 2025, ended in January 2026. This year, the main driver of price growth in the Ukrainian market was a significant rise in the price of energy resources. However, the impact of inflation in the EU is also gradually increasing.
In the period from March 2025 to May 31, 2026, the Farm Credit Facilitation Program (FCA) provided financing to 581 micro and small agricultural producers in Moldova. The program was initiated and implemented by the Office of Foreign Aid Program Management together with the Ministry of Finance (MF) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA). The program covered all regions of the country, with the largest share of funding going to the northern region.
The government approved the Strategic Program of Agricultural Policy for the period 2026-2030 (PSPA). The document defines the priority areas of this sector of the economy through the procedure of granting subsidies to farmers. The program envisages a gradual increase in the state financing of this sector from 2.3 billion lei in 2026 to 5.3 billion lei in 2030, with a planned total budget of 18.9 billion lei.
Researchers and inventors from the National Institute of Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine of the Republic of Moldova (INCAAMV) received 8 medals at the 18th European Exhibition of Creativity and Innovation EUROINVENT 2026, held in Romania from May 28 to 30. The scientific works presented by Drs. Larisa Iușan and Mariana Caraman were awarded 2 gold, 5 silver and 1 bronze medals.
The new Red Data Book of RM, alas, will become thicker: 45 endangered plant species will be included in its IV edition. But not all is bad – 15 plant species will be excluded from the new edition of the book due to the improvement of their conservation status.
Subsidies totaling 178.49 million lei were paid to Moldovan farmers in May 2026, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) said.
From May 25 to June 2, 2026, representatives of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) visited Moldova to evaluate the new loan agreement “Modernization of Agricultural Machinery and Equipment” (MAME 2).
Within the framework of the V stage of application for grants under the Agricultural Governance, Growth and Resilience Investment Project (AGGRI), held from March 2 to May 29, 2026, 29 requests were received from agricultural producers from all regions of Moldova.
In Ukraine, 78 water user organizations (WUOs) that take over management and modernization of land reclamation infrastructure have started their work.
The analytical center Sovecon has adjusted its forecast for wheat exports in the season 2025/26. The forecast for the current season (ending June 30, 2026) has been reduced by 0.6 million tons – 46.8 million tons. Prior to this, the experts of the center twice – in March and April – revised their forecast for the outgoing season upwards.
Ukraine has resumed exporting urea to Europe for the first time in a long time. Last week, 12,000 tonnes of this nitrogen fertilizer were shipped from the Ukrainian port of Chernomorsk to Italy.
The Collegium of Veterinarians of Moldova, which unites 630 specialists in this field, held a congress dedicated to the National Veterinarian Day, celebrated annually on May 15.
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) presented data on the support of dairy farming in Moldova. The action is timed to coincide with the International Milk Day, celebrated on June 1.
