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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
At the end of the current week in the south and center of Moldova, nut growers will start mass harvesting of early exported walnut variety “Peschanski”, – reports Logos Press.
At the end of next week Moldovan winegrowers will start mass harvesting of table grapes of the main export variety – “Moldova”. In general, the good condition of “Moldova” plantations allows us to hope that in 2025 the export of table grapes will exceed the record of 2023 – about 84 thousand tons.
In July-August 2025, compared to the same period last year, the average price of corn exported from Moldova increased from 3.99 to 4.04 lei/kg. A slight increase in the average price was due to a change in the product mix, Logos Press reported.
In the previous few seasons on the fruit market of Moldova, the ratio of dessert apple (“frosh”, for the “fresh market”) to industrial apple (for all types of processing) was about 30/70. In the best case – 40/60. This year, because of the specific conditions that are coming up, the balance may change in favor of “frosh”. But it is not certain yet.
Since the beginning of fall, beekeepers have been forced to invest heavily in supplemental feeding for bee families weakened by drought and significant honey shortages, Logos Press reported.
The state reserve fund will allocate 100 million lei for farmers affected by late spring frosts, Logos Press reported.
In August-September, canning enterprises in Moldova have almost 100% fulfilled their plans to harvest plums for the production of plum puree and juices, Logos Press reports, citing a source in the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Processors Speranța Con.
In September, Moldovan canning companies manage to purchase and supply to the factories producing apple concentrate on average 30-40% less raw materials on a daily basis than in the same month last year, – reports Logos Press.
On the threshold of the harvesting campaign in the south of Moldova the estimated sorghum yield does not exceed 3-4 tons/ha, in the north – 5-6 tons/ha, – reports Logos Press with reference to the operators of the grain market of the country.
At the end of next week Moldovan winegrowers will start mass harvesting of table grapes of the main export variety – “Moldova”. In general, the good condition of “Moldova” plantations allows hoping that in 2025 the export of table grapes will exceed the record of 2023 – about 84 thousand tons, – reports Logos Press.
There are about 16 thousand hectares of table grapes in Moldova, of which about 1 thousand hectares are planted under the intensive pergola system.
The FAO Meat Price Index averaged 128.0 points in August 2025, up 0.7 points (0.6%) from July and 5.9 points (4.9%) from a year ago. According to the conclusions of the organization’s experts, this is a new historical maximum, Logos Press reported.
About 207,000 tons of rapeseed (as raw material and processed products) was exported by Moldova during July-August 2025, Logos Press reported.
The graph of seasonal dynamics of prices for many fruits in Moldova looks like the relief of a rocky terrain – a gorge between two mountains. One peak is the beginning of the sales season, the second peak is its end. The specifics of the season are usually in how precipitous the descent and ascent are, how deep and wide the bottom of the gorge is. Last week, the Moldovan plum market reached this very bottom.
Approximately 1.5 million tons of corn and 750 thousand tons of sunflower will be harvested by Moldovan farmers in 2025, Logos Press reports.
The sunflower harvest campaign is gaining momentum in Moldova. In parallel, production forecasts, market strategies and prices are changing cyclically.
The September forecast of world cereal production in 2025 was raised by 35.6 million tons (+1.2% compared to July). As a result, the estimate of the global harvest of these crops reached a record level – 2961 million tons (+3.5% compared to last year), – reports Logos Press with reference to the FAO release.
In order to modernize and adapt the agro-food sectors of the candidate countries, the European Union plans to form new financial mechanisms and funds within the future EU Multiannual Financial Framework Program for 2028-2034, European Commissioner for Agriculture Christoph Hansen said this week during a three-day visit to Moldova, – Logos Press reports.
Chronic malnutrition and hunger affects more than 8% of humanity, while 36% of the world’s population is overweight, Logos Press reported, citing FAO research for 2022-24.
Last week, Südzucker Moldova’s partner farms started harvesting sugar beet, Logos Press reports with reference to the company’s press release.
