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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
Consumers in Moldova do not really understand the difference between wines with IGP and wines without IGP. Winemakers constantly talk about this. In domestic retail, these wines are not distinguished in any way, as it is customary, for example, in other countries. Therefore, even on the domestic market, it is difficult to sell wines with IGP more expensive, despite their higher quality and cost price.
In Moldova, the sales season for apples of the 2024 crop is nearing its end. Some large traders claim that export-quality stocks were exhausted as early as April, commodity balances are small, and they are interested in the domestic market “only insofar as”. There are market operators who believe that chain retailers in late spring – early summer may even face the need to import quality apples to RM.
The April FAO Food Price Index (FFPI) is up 1% from its March level. The increase does not seem to be large. And the attempt to correlate the global food market movement with the galloping growth of food prices in the Republic of Moldova looks strange. But only at first glance.
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.
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.
