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Category: Agribusiness & Winemaking
An agri-food investment forum will be held in Chisinau on March 5, 2026, within the framework of the Moldova Agri-Food Partnership Platform (APP), Logos Press reports.
The sunflower market in the Black Sea countries reached “peak demand and prices” in the first half of February 2026. However, market analysts suggest that the trend may change to a downward trend in the near future, Logos Press reports.
About 20 thousand hectares of corn fields will be harvested by Moldovan farmers before the spring sowing campaign-2026. This is how specialists from the Department of Policy and Crop Production of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food MAIA assess the situation, reports Logos Press.
The management of the treasury account intended to finance measures to develop the wine sector will be transferred from the National Office of Viticulture and Vine (ONVV) to the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, according to Logos Press.
The adoption of a new subsidy system for Moldovan agriculture at the end of last year entailed a change in the law on agricultural risk insurance. According to the new rules, the share of the subsidy in the insurance premium of farmers from 2026 is set annually by a government decision. For the current year, it exists only in draft, Logos Press reports.
MAIA informs producers and exporters of Moldovan agri-food products that they have access to the digital tool “Pesticide MRL Tracker” developed by the agrinfo.eu platform. This resource is important in the context of ensuring that export products comply with EU food safety regulations, Logos Press reports.
Iurie Scripnic was dismissed from the post of state secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry at a government meeting on February 11. Tatiana Nistorica was appointed as the new state secretary, Logos Press reported.
The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry has announced a competition to select farmers to participate in a special activity: ‘Counseling farmers throughout the production cycle’, reports Logos Press.
The lack of deep processing of raw materials in cheese production sharply reduces the competitiveness of final products in Ukraine. In Moldova the situation is similar, but even more difficult due to the high cost of raw milk.
At the end of January 2026, the National Association of Beekeepers of the Republic of Moldova (ANARM) repeatedly requested government assistance with money or sugar (10 kilograms per bee family), as well as tax incentives because of the “unprecedented crisis that befell the industry last year,” Logos Press reported.
The food safety agency ANSA recognizes the right of rural Moldovan households to sell surplus animal products – meat, milk, eggs, honey. However, the agency draws the attention of small producers to the importance of complying with sanitary norms and preventing sanctions (Order No. 57/2023), Logos Press reports.
In January, grain traders note a surge in export shipments of Kazakh wheat – 761 thousand tons (+66% to January 2025). Including to distant markets last month Kazakhstan shipped 261 thousand tons of grain. Market analysts attribute these facts to the resumption of the program of payment of transport subsidies to exporters, reports Logos Press.
In February 2026, the wheat market in the Republic of Moldova shows seeming stability, but based on low price level. External markets do not send encouraging signals – demand is low and global supply is excessive. As a consequence, the country’s domestic market is stagnating, Logos Press reports.
Frosts as low as -25 degrees Celsius have damaged apple plantations in Poland, which will have a serious impact on the EU fruit market in the coming marketing season, Logos Press reported.
The state enterprise “Moldovan Railway” has adjusted downward (by several percent/ton) the tariffs for transportation of grain and oilseed crops within the framework of export-import transactions. The new tariffs came into force on February 5, 2026, Logos Press reported.
In January 2026, more than 106 thousand tons of sunflower were exported from Moldova, which is an unprecedented volume for this month of the marketing season, Logos Press reported.
In the north of Moldova, in the middle of winter, sugar beet harvesting continues in extreme conditions: frost, snow and ice, Logos Press reports.
In 2025, Moldova’s share in tomato supplies from Ukraine amounted to 61.5%, Logos Press reported.
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO has raised its forecast for world cereal production in 2025 to 3,023 million tons, up 0.7% (19.9 million tons). This is a record high, Logos Press reported.
Moldova was represented by a single national stand of 13 producers and exporters of apples, table grapes and plums at the international specialized exhibition Fruit Logistica in Berlin, February 4-6, 2026, reports Logos Press.
