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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
The government today, June 24, decided to extend the licensing regime for imports of wheat, corn and sunflower until December 31, 2025, Logos Press reported, citing a release from the MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry.
Last week, August rapeseed futures on the French futures market MATIF (part of the international European exchange Euronext) rose by 1.7% and jumped over the symbolic 500 euros/t mark,” Logos Press reported.
The quality of medium-late varieties of cherries is above average in the masses, due to which exports have intensified, which contributes to the stagnation of prices for this commodity at a relatively high level, – reports Logos Press.
After the 46th World Congress dedicated to viticulture and wine-making, which took place on June 16-18, the 23rd General Assembly of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV) was held in Chisinau on June 20,” Logos Press reported.
At the end of May, cereals and oilseed crops retained the status of absolute leader in exports both in physical volume (92.91%) and in value terms (80.90%) of the total volume of supplies from the Republic of Moldova abroad,” Logos Press reports.
The three days of the 46th OIV World Congress were very densely filled with scientific papers in four commissions – “Oenology”, “Viticulture”, “Economics and Law”, “Health and Safety”. All of them were united by a common theme dedicated to shaping the future of wine. In total, the Congress program included more than 300 presentations.
By the votes of the ruling party’s parliamentary faction, the new law on subsidies in Moldovan agriculture was approved in its final reading. The law contains many new things – from its name to its principles. The law is very ambiguous – at the draft stage it gathered both a lot of criticism and flattering reviews. But the most important thing is that the law will come into force from the new year.
In 2024, the world’s vineyard plantations covered 7.1 million hectares, a year-on-year decrease of 0.6%. According to this indicator, grapes are the second fruit crop in the world. Grapes are grown in 94 countries, but just over half of the world’s crop is destined for winemaking.
There are reasons to hope that this year Moldova will have a very good harvest of oilseed crops. The area under crops has noticeably increased: about 100 thousand hectares have been allocated for rape, which is many times more than last year, sunflower – more than 420 thousand hectares. At the moment, agronomists assess the condition of crops as “good and very good”.
This year’s crop of table grapes is expected to be of high quality, aided by a rare combination of weather conditions for pollination,” according to Logos Press.
Moldova exported about 16.2 thousand tons of sunflower in May, which is significantly lower than the figure for April (45.2 thousand tons) and March (69.6 thousand tons) of 2025,” Logos Press reported.
More than 8 billion lei may be freed up to finance agriculture by applying the government factoring mechanism,” Logos Press reported.
In May 2025, the volume of sunflower oil imports to Moldova slightly exceeded 2 thousand tons (worth 54.9 million lei), while exports were 2.6 times lower than imports – 0.79 thousand tons (worth 17.3 million lei), – reports Logos Press.
The area of garden plantations affected by spring frosts is estimated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry at more than 8,600 hectares,” Logos Press reported.
More than 8 thousand tons of apples were exported from Moldova in May 2025, which is almost 5 thousand tons less than in April, but slightly more than the figures in May last year, – reports Logos Press.
The contract for grant funding for the modernization of agricultural research infrastructure was signed by the Consolidated Unit (UCIP) for the implementation of IFAD projects and the National Institute for Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (INCAAMV),” Logos Press reports.
Four farmers’ organizations, including the opposition but pro-European Forța Fermierilor, are demanding that the licensing regime for imports of grain and oilseed crops from Ukraine (adding rapeseed to the list) be extended to 2025, Logos Press reports.
According to the ranking of the largest bulk wine exporting countries for 2024, compiled by the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE) based on UN Comtrade data, Moldova ranks 12th.
According to the National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova, in May, compared to the level of the previous month, consumer (retail) food prices increased insignificantly – only by 1%. However, compared to their level at the beginning of 2025, the increase is more pronounced – plus 6.5%. And compared to the prices in May 2024, food prices rose by 9.7%.
The National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Moldova issued curious data on the Moldovan labor market in the first quarter of 2025. In the total number of registered vacancies (about 33 thousand), the share of agriculture is only 2.5%, with only 917 offers. Logos Press correspondent asked the opinion of leaders and members of non-governmental organizations of agrarian profile about the reasons for such a modest demand for workers in the once very crowded sector of the real economy of Moldova. We also asked what professions the Moldovan agribusiness still needs.
