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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
The lack of deep processing of raw materials in cheese production sharply reduces the competitiveness of final products in Ukraine. In Moldova the situation is similar, but even more difficult due to the high cost of raw milk.
At the end of January 2026, the National Association of Beekeepers of the Republic of Moldova (ANARM) repeatedly requested government assistance with money or sugar (10 kilograms per bee family), as well as tax incentives because of the “unprecedented crisis that befell the industry last year,” Logos Press reported.
The food safety agency ANSA recognizes the right of rural Moldovan households to sell surplus animal products – meat, milk, eggs, honey. However, the agency draws the attention of small producers to the importance of complying with sanitary norms and preventing sanctions (Order No. 57/2023), Logos Press reports.
In January, grain traders note a surge in export shipments of Kazakh wheat – 761 thousand tons (+66% to January 2025). Including to distant markets last month Kazakhstan shipped 261 thousand tons of grain. Market analysts attribute these facts to the resumption of the program of payment of transport subsidies to exporters, reports Logos Press.
In February 2026, the wheat market in the Republic of Moldova shows seeming stability, but based on low price level. External markets do not send encouraging signals – demand is low and global supply is excessive. As a consequence, the country’s domestic market is stagnating, Logos Press reports.
Frosts as low as -25 degrees Celsius have damaged apple plantations in Poland, which will have a serious impact on the EU fruit market in the coming marketing season, Logos Press reported.
The state enterprise “Moldovan Railway” has adjusted downward (by several percent/ton) the tariffs for transportation of grain and oilseed crops within the framework of export-import transactions. The new tariffs came into force on February 5, 2026, Logos Press reported.
In January 2026, more than 106 thousand tons of sunflower were exported from Moldova, which is an unprecedented volume for this month of the marketing season, Logos Press reported.
In the north of Moldova, in the middle of winter, sugar beet harvesting continues in extreme conditions: frost, snow and ice, Logos Press reports.
In 2025, Moldova’s share in tomato supplies from Ukraine amounted to 61.5%, Logos Press reported.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO has raised its forecast for world cereal production in 2025 to 3,023 million tons, up 0.7% (19.9 million tons). This is a record high, Logos Press reported.
Moldova was represented by a single national stand of 13 producers and exporters of apples, table grapes and plums at the international specialized exhibition Fruit Logistica in Berlin, February 4-6, 2026, reports Logos Press.
