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Category: Export & Import
In the first quarter of 2026, exports of goods amounted to 848.5 million euros, up 10.2% compared to the corresponding period of 2025, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
A large (about 10 tons) shipment of imported dill was detained at the border and subsequently destroyed due to excessive pesticide residues.
Ukraine and Moldova have signed five international certificates, which open new opportunities for exporting Ukrainian products and simplify the access of Ukrainian producers to the Moldovan market.
Moldova ranked fourth among the largest suppliers of apples to the Russian Federation in 2025. The volume of Moldovan exports of apples to the Russian market last year amounted to $36.8 million.
Romanian barley of the new harvest is currently contracted at prices lower than Ukrainian barley of the harvest-2026. That is, this Romanian grain now looks more competitive on export markets, ASAP Agri experts report.
A clear and predictable algorithm for the resumption of imports of animal feed, poultry meat and poultry meat products to the Moldovan market was developed by the specialized agencies of Moldova and Ukraine during the working visit of the delegation of the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) to the neighboring country.
On the eve of the new marketing season, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA) recalls the success of Moldovan fruits on the EU market.
The Government of Kazakhstan decided to prolong temporary restrictions on the export of gasoline, diesel fuel and other fuels and lubricants. The corresponding order was signed by the Minister of Energy of Kazakhstan. As follows from the document, “these measures are aimed at protecting the domestic market and preventing fuel shortages in the country”.
On May 6, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova organized, on the platform of the Sectoral Entrepreneurship Committee, a public-private dialogue on the regulation of sugar production and import and the search for balanced solutions for the entire value chain in this sector.
Transport company JSC “Ukrzaliznytsia” reported about the expansion of its capabilities in international logistics. In cooperation with UZ Cargo Poland and CTC branch LISKI, a regular cargo flight between Romania and Ukraine was launched the other day.
At the end of April – beginning of May on the Moldovan grain market wheat became slightly cheaper, sunflower – sharply increased in price.
On May 5, 2026, employees of the Customs Service Canine Center participated in a seminar on capacity building of the Customs Service’s canine units, which was held at the Otach – Mogyliv-Podilskyi border crossing (Ukraine).
About 1 thousand tons of table grapes were exported by Moldova in April 2026. The buyer is Iraq.
Starting from the third quarter of 2024, Moldova entered an unprecedented zone: food imports exceeded exports.
The Union of Sugar Producers of Moldova (UPZM) and the Association of Sugar Beet Producers of Moldova call on the government to “urgently resume the procedure of approving the decree on the regulation of sugar imports”. The draft of this document provided for the indefinite exemption of sugar from the free trade regime under the agreement between Moldova and CEFTA countries. A week ago, the draft was withdrawn, the State Chancellery said. The reasons were not given, but apparently one of them was the absence of a positive opinion from the Competition Council.
Contrary to expectations, the monthly export of apples this spring in Moldova is not increasing, but decreasing. In April 2026, Moldova exported 10.2 thousand tons of apples, which is less than a month earlier (10.8 thousand tons). Moreover, this year, March exports of Moldovan fruit were below the five-year average for this month.
In April, the volume of Ukrainian grain shipments by rail to Poland and Romania almost halved. Whereas railroad deliveries of grain from Ukraine to Hungary remained at a stable high level. This was discussed during an online meeting between representatives of Ukrzaliznytsia JSC and participants of the agricultural market.
The state-owned enterprise Railways of Moldova resumed traffic on an important section of the Cahul-Giurgiulesti line, which provides access to a strategic port in southern Moldova. At the end of April, the company conducted test runs on the restored section near the village of Valeni.
On July 1, 2026, changes will go into effect to eliminate customs duties on most goods imported from the United States.
February 2026 showed that the Moldovan grain market does not freeze in the off-season, but works due to stable stocks and long-term contracts. At that time, more than 112 thousand tons (worth more than 431 million lei) were shipped. These are high indicators for a “quiet” month. March answered the main question: was February an exception or is it a trend? The answer is that it is a trend, and with high dynamics.
