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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
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.
After Moldova lost the right to use the name “Cahor” (in any spelling) in 2018, the production volume of this wine under the new name Pastoral rapidly decreased. On foreign markets, trade partners lost interest in the product under an unknown name. Accordingly, the main market for it became the home market.
The deficit of moisture in the soil under winter crops is about 70-80% in the south and 50-60% in the north of Moldova, according to experts from the Department of Farming Systems of the National Center of Science and Seed Production of the Republic of Moldova, – reports Logos Press.
The annual budget of the Fish Farming Support Fund will amount to 1.1 million lei and will be managed by the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture AIPA,” Logos Press reported.
Farmers and industry associations must analyze losses from April frosts within 30 days and submit specific calculations for each case to compensate for the damage. However, it will not be easy to do this,” Logos Press reported.
In January-March 2025, the total volume of agricultural production in farms of all categories decreased by 9.5% (in comparable prices). The main reason is the decrease in livestock production by 10%,” Logos Press reports.
During the last decade of April 2025, wholesale prices for last year’s potatoes in Moldova increased, on average, by 10% – up to 11 lei/kg, – reports Logos Press.
