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Around 200 lorries carrying agricultural produce are waiting at Moldova’s borders to enter or leave the country. For this reason, on the last working day of this week, local traders have scaled back their current purchases of grain for export until such time as the logistical delays affecting cross-border traffic are reduced.
In 2025, Moldova exported goods worth €132.7 million to Germany, which is 40 per cent less than three years ago.
Avesterra Group – a Ukrainian poultry producer – is entering new markets this year. The company has already made its first deliveries of chicken to the UK, the Netherlands and Estonia. Avesterra Group is currently preparing its first consignment for shipment to Georgia and is working on entering the Moldovan market.
Officers from the Cross-Border Crime Investigation Department of the General Inspectorate of the Border Police have uncovered a scheme to smuggle counterfeit cigarettes and ethyl alcohol.
The Republic of Moldova plans to ban the import of live and chilled bivalve molluscs originating in or consigned from Turkey. Imports of frozen and processed molluscs will be subject to 100 per cent laboratory testing. These measures are set out in a draft order drawn up by the National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA).
The blockade of Ukraine’s Black Sea ports is not only a logistical problem, but also a direct passing on of the costs of the war to farmers. According to calculations by the Ukrainian Agribusiness Club, rerouting agricultural exports from the Black Sea region via the Danube, by rail and through EU ports adds between 50 and 90 euros to every tonne of goods transported.
In 2025, Moldova exported goods worth 131.8 million euros to Germany, which is 16.37% less than in 2024. Imports from Germany, by contrast, rose by 6.65 per cent to nearly €657.7 million. Against the backdrop of such a significant trade deficit, opportunities for Moldovan companies to expand their exports to the German market will be presented on 10 September as part of the Export Vision – Germania event.
Between 1 and 6 September 2026, revenue from the Customs Service to the state budget amounted to over 881.11 million lei, which is 121.6 per cent higher than the target figure for the reporting period.
This week at the Port of Constanța ended with rising prices for grain and oilseeds. Specifically, the price of food-grade wheat (protein content over 12%) rose from 226 euros/metric ton to 233 euros/metric ton, corn rose by 5 euros per metric ton to 223 euros per metric ton, and sunflower seeds rose by 13 euros per metric ton to 514 euros per metric ton.
By the end of August 2026, the grain and oilseed market in the Black Sea region, according to experts, had ceased to respond to traditional “supply and demand” signals. Nor did it respond to benchmark prices set on the MATIF (Euronext) futures exchange or in ports (Constanta). Moldovan farmers and traders felt the full impact of this anomaly.
Starting September 1, 2026, applications for decisions on mandatory tariff information will be processed through the e-ITO information system. This will reduce paper usage, ensure greater transparency in customs operations, and make the decision on the procedure predictable before customs operations begin.
Moldova and Kazakhstan remain the two largest export markets for Ukrainian cheese: from January through July 2026, they accounted for 34.8% and 25.8% of Ukrainian exports, respectively.
The Port of Constanța may face a shortage of transshipment capacity for both Romanian and Ukrainian goods. The shortage could amount to approximately 11.6 million metric tons.
Starting October 1, 2026, Turkey will reduce the import duty on sunflower seeds from 20% to 12%. The tariff change will take effect nearly two months earlier than originally scheduled (November 30).
In the first seven months of 2026, the Republic of Moldova exported $116.2 million worth of wine.
Twelve business associations in Moldova will receive more than 8 million lei in non-repayable funding as part of the second call for proposals under the BRIDGE Export 2026 program. The funds are intended to promote Moldovan goods and services in foreign markets and to finance 51 business internationalization initiatives.
The government intends to temporarily reinstate the grain import licensing system. The measure will be proposed at a cabinet meeting next week and is expected to remain in effect until October 31.
The procedures for crossing the border at the Cahul Road Customs Post will change effective August 21, 2026. Companies are advised to select a border customs post in advance, taking into account the type of vehicle used for international transport.
“Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.” Economist Stas Madan used this quote, attributed to Albert Einstein, to describe the pressure being exerted on the government to reintroduce the licensing procedure for imports of grain and sunflower seeds.
Moldovan law enforcement officials uncovered a scheme involving the illegal import of electric scooters and three-wheeled vehicles from China in 2025, worth approximately 4 million lei.
