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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
Moldovan winemaking companies say that one of the reasons for the decrease in the competitiveness of their products is the rise in the price of the bottle. Its main purchases are made in Moldova. In search of cheaper glass, winemakers turn to imports. They believe that the shift in their demand cannot but affect the main supplier of wine bottles to domestic wineries – Vetropack Chişinău.
The Forța Fermierilor Association demands the immediate resignation of the entire Cabinet of Ministers. The government is blamed for everything that has and has not been done to alleviate to some extent the miserable plight of small and medium-sized farmers in Moldova. The leadership of the association appealed to other public organizations of agricultural profile “to join this action of resistance to the systematic policy of the current government, leading to the destruction of local farming”.
Heads of agricultural enterprises from some central and eastern districts of RM claim that the late April frosts, surprisingly, did not do much harm to the ovaries of plums of early varieties: “Cachaca Early”, “Cachaca Most”, “Petestianca” and others, reports Logos Press.
Moldova continued to export table grapes in April. According to the MAIA Agriculture and Food Ministry, about 1,000 tons of this product were exported last month,” Logos Press reported.
In April 2025, Moldova exported just over 13,000 tons of apples,” Logos Press reported.
During the last week of April and the first week of May this year, the wholesale price of apples of most varieties increased by 10-15% – up to 12 lei/kg on average, – reports Logos Press.
It has been almost three weeks since the catastrophic spring frosts hit the country, but only a few days ago farmers started meeting with specialized commissions to assess the damage,” Logos Press reported.
Producer prices for agricultural products in January-March 2025, compared to the corresponding period in 2024, increased by 30.5% on average,” Logos Press reported.
A representative of the management of one of the largest pork companies in Moldova, in a dialog with managers of sausage and other meat production companies, informed about another significant increase in pork prices, – reports Logos Press.
The spring “Vernissage of Wines” will take place on May 16. Its slogan is “Origin and Authenticity: 10 years of wines with protected geographical indication”. The XXIII “Vernissage of Wines” is dedicated to wines with IGP, because 10 years ago the first harvest of grapes in Moldova was processed for the production of these wines.
If we measure the temperature of Moldovan agriculture by the volume of imports of mineral fertilizers, we can conclude that the health of this very important component of the national economy is far from all right.
We have already got used to the fact that the development of marketing of agricultural and food products in the Republic of Moldova at the system (sectoral/sectoral) level is supported by international donors with ideas and funding. In the last decade, USAID and the World Bank have been particularly active in this area. However, times change, and donors change with them.
