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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
The poor quality of potatoes is causing more and more complaints of Moldovan consumers in social networks. The leitmotif of the notes is that the waste from peeling the tubers accounts for at least half of the entire product, Logos Press reports.
Just under 6.3 thousand tons of apples were exported by Moldova in September 2025 – this is almost 18% more than in the same month last year, – reports Logos Press.
After the summer drought and prolonged October precipitation, the forecast of sunflower harvest-2025 in Ukraine professional oilseed market participants reduced to 11.4 million tons – this is the lowest estimate of production of this crop since 2016, – reports Logos Press.
In the first half of this year, about 45 thousand planting units of rape seeds were imported to Moldova and sold to farmers, enough to sow 130-135 thousand hectares, Logos Press reports.
Sunflower yield losses due to fall precipitation and the delayed harvesting period by at least 10 days will amount to at least 10-15%, Logos Press reports.
Between Oct. 13 and Dec. 11, growers can apply to AIPA’s Agricultural Intervention and Payment Agency for post-investment subsidies, Logos Press reported.
KVINT has rebranded with the help of a French company that works with the “Big Four” great cognac houses. The familiar logo in the form of a coat of arms and the slogan “Tradition and Excellence” are replaced by a new sign, made in a modern style, which is accompanied by the phrase Single Estate since 1897, which reflects the essence of this producer.
The sugar season has not yet passed the conditional equator. A lot of sugar beet is still wet in the fields, and it will be good if it does not freeze later. But sugar growers and Moldovan authorities have no doubts that in 2025-26 marketing year the country will have enough of its own sugar (and some more European sugar for balance).
The Moldovan government at a meeting on October 8 approved new wine labeling rules aimed at increasing transparency and protecting consumers. For the first time, wine labels will include a full list of ingredients and information on potential allergens in accordance with international standards applied in the European Union.
The harvesting of plums has been completed in Moldova. The summer forecast of the 2025 harvest of these fruits in the range of 80-90 thousand tons was most likely justified, Logos Press reports.
The average value of the sugar price index of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in September was 99.4. This is 4.2 points (4.1%) lower than in August this year and 26.9 points (21.3% lower) compared to last year’s level. The current FAO sugar index is the lowest since March 2021 (96.2 points), Logos Press reported.
At one of the next meetings, the Moldovan government intends to temporarily halt the import of sugar from Serbia, so that Moldovan sugar producers will have the opportunity to sell their products on the domestic market at an acceptable price, – reports Logos Press.
At a meeting on October 4, the administrative board of the Farmers’ Power Association approved a package of 30 legislative and regulatory measures to support farmers in the current crisis situation, Logos Press reported.
The national stand of the Republic of Moldova “Pomul vieții” presented the best food products of 13 domestic producers at one of the most authoritative exhibitions of food industry ANUGA (Cologne, Germany), – reports Logos Press.
Buyers of Moldovan plums from EU countries who paid customs duties on this product in September 2025 will be able to get the payment back,” Logos Press reports.
Global demand for vegetable oils will increase to 229.28 million tons, up nearly 3% from last year’s level, in the 2025-2026 marketing year, according to an estimate by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Logos Press reports.
In the Republic of Moldova, the installation of one of the country’s most powerful agro-industrial facilities has been completed — a complex for rapeseed processing and rapeseed oil production at the Floarea Soarelui SA plant.
In Ukraine, prices for grapes in supermarkets are formed not by the domestic market, but by imports from Moldova and Turkey, Logos Press reports.
In many agro-climatic models of the present and near future, practically the whole territory of the Republic of Moldova belongs to the zone of risky agriculture. Frequent and constantly tightening droughts lead to a decrease in agricultural productivity, while high prices for fuel, fertilizers and phytosanitary products reduce the profitability of agricultural production. In this context, the choice of crops for crop rotations is beginning to play a key role in agribusiness, without any alternatives.
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