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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
Only early varieties of walnut orchards, mostly of local selection, suffered to some extent from April frosts. The medium- and late-maturing walnut orchards of French and American selection, at first impression, were not affected,” Logos Press reports.
For the 3rd grant competition for livestock farmers, farmers requested grants in the amount of $8.7 million, and the total investment amount for the proposed projects exceeds $21.2 million, Logos press reports.
In the season of 2024 in Moldova wineries processed 179 thousand tons of grapes, which is 32% less than in the previous year, – reports Logos Press.
A two-week wave of April frosts destroyed more than 80 percent of sugar beet crops,” Logos Press reported.
At the end of the second week of April, the first imported potatoes of the 2025 harvest appeared in Moldovan retail stores,” Logos Press reports.
The second State Investment Support Agreement was signed on April 11 between the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization and Axedum Group, which is a family business in agriculture,” Logos Press reported.
In recent years, a new direction has appeared in Moldovan exports: shipments are made to importing companies in European and American countries, the owners of which are our compatriots who permanently reside there. Thanks to them, new markets are developing that are difficult to penetrate.
The introduction of 31% duties for Moldova by the USA not only creates problems with exports to this country, which has become one of the main markets for Moldovan alcohol. There will be more serious consequences for Moldovan exports in the not very distant future.
An abnormally long period of low average daily temperatures in April is not only a risk of early perennial and annual crops freezing, but also a very high risk of poor pollination,” according to Logos Press.
Economists around the world used to consider customs duties as a mechanism of total protection (“carpet bombing”) and long-term action. But stereotypes are changing. No sooner Moldovan exporters were frightened by the “adult” duty of 31% imposed by the USA on goods from Moldova, than President Trump announced a 90-day pause on their application. And a 10% tariff freeze for many countries around the world that have demonstrated loyalty. Including Moldova, according to the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Moldova. In this regard, some Moldovan exporters began to move away from the initial shock.
In March 2025, large-scale exports of sunflower from Moldova continued,” Logos Press reports.
Insurance companies have started to receive notifications from dozens of farmers about the damage caused by April frosts to insured farmlands. According to preliminary estimates, the total amount of potential reimbursements from the two largest companies alone will exceed 10 million lei. In total, five insurers are more or less active on the agricultural risk insurance market,” Logos Press reported.
