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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
The National Center for Seed Research and Production will serve as a facility for testing European industrial hemp varieties and providing scientific support for their production to meet the needs of the industry in the Republic of Moldova. This was announced by the center’s director, Anatolie Spivachenko, during a seminar on adapting agriculture to climate change.
The National Food Safety Agency reported on the preliminary results of a large-scale inspection campaign targeting all types of livestock farms, as well as slaughterhouses, throughout Moldova.
In northern Moldova (Coresteuți, Ocnița), another irrigation system—built by farmers in collaboration with local authorities and with grant support from the IFAD VIII program—has begun operating.
Gross apricot production in the Republic of Moldova in 2026 is estimated at 15,000–17,000 metric tons, which is comparable to the figures for 2024. This was reported by the Moldova Fruct Association.
Starting in early August, Moldova will see the start of the season for the organized sale of young walnuts in their green shells—through supermarket chains, in consumer-sized packages. Prices for this “niche” product—which is already quite expensive—will not rise compared to last year, as promised by its producers.
A high-tech irrigation system has been put into operation in the village of Peliney (Kahul District). The project will enable 25 local farmers to irrigate more than 60 hectares of farmland. Construction of the facility cost more than 10 million lei. The majority of this amount came from a grant from the IFAD program.
As of the middle of this week, wholesale prices for watermelons at wholesale markets in Moldovan cities do not exceed 5–6 lei per kilogram. By contrast, at the end of last workweek, the price was 7–9 lei per kilogram.
During the last ten days of July, a clear upward trend in the purchase price of rapeseed for export emerged on the Moldovan market. While just yesterday the “working price” for rapeseed demanded by major traders was around 10 lei/kg, today it has risen to 10.1–10.2 lei/kg. There are several factors driving this growth, the most important of which are the currently limited domestic supply and high external demand. As a result, competition has intensified.
Over the past workweek, the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) authorized nearly 10 million lei in payments to farmers from the national budget fund.
This spring, the government approved the Regulations on the Procedure for Developing a Project and a Planting Plan for Fruit Trees, Berry Shrubs, and Strawberries. However, these regulations are merely advisory in nature.
Nearly 1,000 farmers and local government officials participated in 21 informational sessions, organized over a two-week period in July by the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA) as part of a campaign to explain the provisions of the Strategic Agricultural Policy Program (PSPA).
Floarea Soarelui (Bălți) reported a loss of 162.6 million lei for 2025. A year earlier, the company had posted a profit of 90.5 million lei.
Despite the sharp deterioration in the security situation in the Black and Azov Seas, the Turkish wheat market has so far shown only moderate price increases. This is due to expectations of a record harvest in Turkey itself, which will significantly reduce the country’s need for grain imports.
The European peach and nectarine market entered the second half of July amid expectations of a larger harvest, intensified competition among major producing countries, and significant variations in prices.
In the second quarter of 2026, the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development (FNDAMR) by the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA).
Table grape growers are beginning to share their thoughts on the size of the harvest and purchase prices. Opinions vary.
Farmers in Moldova are once again struggling with a seasonal shortage of labor. This is a problem for all agricultural producers, but it is particularly acute for fruit growers.
The rainfall that fell last week and at the beginning of this week was not heavy enough to damage the first-group winter crop harvest, but it was enough to slow down the harvest campaign in Moldova somewhat. However, the weather forecast for the near future is improving, albeit not dramatically. The harvest will pick up speed. And while there may not be a comprehensive overview, at least the official data on its interim results—as promised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA)—will be released in the coming days.
In light of the increasing number of incidents in which wild boars have caused damage to agricultural land in Moldova, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) recommends that farmers take preventive measures and “immediately notify the authorities of any damage caused”.
Farmers in the southern part of the country have begun the large-scale rapeseed harvest. According to the leadership of the Agrocereale association, initial feedback from farmers regarding the crop’s yield is encouraging—the average yield has not yet fallen below 2.5 metric tons per hectare, but some farms are harvesting as much as 4 metric tons per hectare.
