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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
The most effective methods of “green works” were introduced to Moldovan winegrowers at a seminar organized this week at the vineyard mastered by the National Institute of Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine.
Precipitation in late May – early June, especially prolonged precipitation, may significantly reduce the already pessimistic forecast for this year’s cherry crop. The bulk of production during this period is the so-called “farm cherries”: local early maturing varieties, small caliber, sold exclusively on the domestic market of Moldova.
The perspectives of the nut sector in the Republic of Moldova were analyzed during the conference dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Association of Nut Growers of the Republic of Moldova (ANRM).
At SCI’s water management facility “Criulenii de Sus”, work has begun on the iDRIP program. The first stage includes technical analysis of the existing infrastructure and preparation of the project of rehabilitation works on this irrigation system.
The 2026 harvest in Brazil is estimated at 66.7 million bags (a standard bag of coffee in the International Coffee Organization’s ICO measurement system is 60 kg). This is an 18% percent increase over last year’s result. If the forecast is confirmed, the result would be a new record in history (statistics maintained by the National Supply Company Conab), exceeding the 2020 figure (63.08 million bags) by 5.74%.
Soil quality and methods for monitoring changes in soil structure were the main topics of the experience and knowledge sharing workshop organized on 27 May 2026 in the village of Slobozia Duška (Criuleni). The aim of the event was to popularize soil quality monitoring. The event was organized by the National Agency for Land Reclamation together with the National Institute of Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, with the support of MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.
The legal framework for animal identification and registration will be modernized and supplemented to ensure traceability in the relevant register of the Republic of Moldova, as well as to harmonize national regulations with European Union standards.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Wine Vernissage, held under the slogan “Wine Vernissage. Our Pride”, more than 1,200 people gathered.
Applications for partial compensation of excise duty on diesel fuel purchased by agricultural producers in the period from March 1 to May 31 for work in the current season continue to be accepted. Since the beginning of the application process (May 11) until May 22, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) has received 505 applications for this subsidy, reports the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry MAIA.
Farmers are not against the unification of the VAT rate in the agri-food sector, but are strongly opposed to the proposed increase of the rate more than twice – from 8% (on agricultural products and some food products) to the standard 20%.
Anniversary XX Conference “ANRM: Two Decades of History. New partnerships. New Horizons” is scheduled for May 29, the forum will be held in Chisinau. At the conference, producers, exporters, experts and development partners will exchange opinions on the present and future of this capital-intensive, export-oriented sector of the fruit business in Moldova.
Polish farmers have started recruiting staff for the seasonal harvest of strawberries, raspberries and blueberries. Offers for foreign workers are becoming increasingly attractive: higher wages, free housing and liberal qualification requirements.
The strategic concept for the development of the wine sector for 2026-2030 was approved by the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.
Sown areas under the two main spring crops of Moldova – sunflower and corn – will increase this year.
As of June 7 this year, stricter regulations on grazing and haying will come into force in Moldova. As a result, animal owners will have a clearer legal framework for the protection of vegetation and soil.
In the fruit-growing sector, where export depends more on the quality than on the quantity of production, the director of Biyaz Salkim company, Vera Iabanji, has created an agricultural business worthy of becoming a model for farmers from Gagauzia. Especially those who expect in the future to create a stable channel for exporting their products to the highly marginal fruit market of the European Union.
The Agricultural Accounting Information Collection Network (known as RICA) has been transformed into the Agricultural Sustainability Data Network (RDDA).
The area of winter crops for harvest-2026 in Moldova has decreased compared to the corresponding indicator of the previous agricultural season, but grain production may remain at last year’s level.
In May on the fruit and berry market of Moldova, contrary to expectations, the prices for strawberries did not continue to decrease, but increased significantly – on average by 10-15%.
Global wine consumption in 2025 has fallen to its lowest level since 1957.
