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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
Milk producers in Ukraine are in a difficult situation due to rising prices for energy and other inputs, as well as “war challenges” and new EU requirements.
In the south of the Republic of Moldova, where water and agro-technologies make the difference between an ordinary fruit harvest and competitive products, Dimitri Caramalac has built step by step a family business for the production of quality table grapes. In 2025, thanks to investments in certification according to the GLOBALG.A.P. international standard, Caramalac Agro SRL intends to actively enter the European Union market.
In Ukraine, the northernmost almond plantation in Eastern Europe was established at the Institute of Horticulture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences near Kiev.
Last year, Moldova’s beekeeping industry set a record and an anti-record at the same time: honey exports reached an unprecedentedly high level, while honey production reached its lowest level in at least a decade and a half. This year, according to a moderately optimistic forecast, the industry will do without records – both positive and negative.
Next Wednesday, April 29, the government will consider a draft decision on the allocation of 110 million lei from the Reserve Fund to compensate the excise tax on diesel fuel used by farmers during the spring field works this year.
At a wholesale price of 200 lei/kg, the first batch of Moldovan strawberries, grown in a heated industrial greenhouse in Soroca district, was sold at the Moldovan wholesale market in the middle of the week.
The volume of agricultural production in Ukraine in January – March 2026 increased by only 1.2% compared to the same period last year.
The Agricultural Interventions and Payments Agency (AIPA) last week authorized the disbursement of Lei 31.19 million from the National Fund for Agriculture and Rural Development as advance payments for investment projects.
The European Commission forecasts for 2026 an increase in sunflower plantings in the countries of the Union by 5%, the harvest – by 1.2 million tons (up to 9.6 million tons). As a result, production of this raw material in the EU may turn out to be the highest in the last three years.
Ukrainian shellfish producers shipped 244 tons of products to foreign markets in the first quarter, which is 27.1% more than in the same period last year.
If a store customer wants to make sure that the minimum shelf life of purchased chicken eggs has not yet expired, he or she will be able to do so. This week, a government decree was officially published and came into force, obliging egg producers to provide detailed information on the packaging.
Under the Farm Credit Program (FCA), the Agricultural Working Capital (AWC) line of credit is allocated, which provides soft loans to farmers to cover current production costs.
In 2025, the Moldovan wine sector showed growth in the main indicators. The harvest of technical grape varieties amounted to 259 thousand tons, which was higher than the initial forecast of 220 thousand tons. This was reported by the State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture Andrian Digolian.
Moldovan autochthonous grape varieties Fetjaska Albă and Fetjaska Năgre were included in the permanent exposition of one of the most famous wine museums in the world – Cité du Vin in Bordeaux.
Corn exports from the Republic of Moldova are not limited to the supply of this grain as a raw material. A significant part of the harvest goes a longer way to international markets – in the form of ethanol produced at the country’s processing plants. Ethanol (and its by-products – feed additives) accounts for 44% of the value chain of Moldova’s corn sector.
Pollination services involve costs for beekeepers, so they should be paid at least modestly, says Ion Maxim, director of the National Association of Beekeepers of Moldova (ANARM).
About 20 Moldovan wineries have increased exports to new markets under the WESA grant program “Promotion and Export of Moldovan Wine”.
The National Employment Agency presented a new top-10 list of the most active employers in Moldova’s agricultural sector. The selection includes companies offering official employment, competitive salaries and opportunities for professional growth. The most demanded professions are tractor drivers and agronomists.
The catalog of plant varieties in the Republic of Moldova for 2026 was published by the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA). It is updated annually and is addressed to agricultural producers.
Small and medium enterprises in the agri-food sector (IMM) can apply for participation in the program “Sustainable Agri-food Systems – Business”, financed by the European Union and implemented by the PL Solidarity Fund in Moldova. Applications will be accepted until April 30. The program includes training, consultations and grants of up to 20 thousand euros for investments in agribusiness development and modernization.
