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Category: Export & Import
Two batches of chicken meat, one from Ukraine and the other from Poland, imported to Latvia were found to be contaminated with salmonella.
Tehran’s decision has already taken effect and will remain in force until further instruction from the government. The authorities explain the temporary suspension of external agro-food shipments as “preventive measures to prevent possible shortages and price increases in basic consumer goods”. Some countries in the region have already expressed concern in this regard.
In connection with the introduction of a high alert regime in the energy sector, the Customs Service of Moldova warned economic operators about the introduction of a number of restrictions on the export and re-export of oil products.
The Moldovan authorities say that the situation with wine exports to Ukraine is under control, there will be no violations, and “solutions for unblocking” are being sought.
The National Agency for Food Safety (ANSA) is relaxing controls over shipments of packaged milk from Ukraine to Moldova. Only Ukrainian milk imported in bulk remains under continuous (consolidated) control.
Imports of Moldovan wine, fresh grapes and other wine products into Ukraine may be significantly restricted in the near future. The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has prepared amendments to the list of goods whose import is subject to special control in 2026, Logos Press has reported.
In 2025, the foreign trade turnover of agricultural and food products between Ukraine and the European Union decreased by 9% compared to the record figure of the previous year – to $15.7 billion, according to Logos Press.
In January 2026, Moldova exported 73.7 thousand tons of cereals worth 276.8 million lei. This is slightly less than a year earlier, but experts call such a start “a fairly stable commercial activity for the winter period,” Logos Press reported.
Last year Moldova imported 266.32 million euros worth of medicines, exceeding the figures for 2024 (+17 million euros) and increasing the share of imports on the domestic market from 91.6% to 92.9%/ Its own production is estimated at a modest 20.37 million euros, the share of which correspondingly decreased to 7%, Logos Press reported.
According to the results of 2025, the share of Poland in the import of agro-food products to Ukraine amounted to 42% – it is slightly less than the total share of the nearest competitors (Germany and Turkey), reports Logos Press.
A ship has appeared on the list of ships delivering sunflower from Argentina to the Black Sea countries, with Turkey/Moldova as its destination, Logos Press reported.
The Investment Agency announced the launch of a new phase of the BRIDGE Export program, a financial instrument designed to implement sectoral strategies and support measures for Moldovan exporters, Logos Press reported.
The volume of trade between Moldova and the State of Israel will increase significantly in 2025, reaching $53.84 million, up from $27.22 million in 2024, Logos Press reported.
Moldova ended the year with a positive export balance for the first time in several years. Shipments abroad in 2025 amounted to $3.8 billion, which is 6.4% more than in the previous period. And this is probably the only good news in the country’s foreign trade balance.
Excess supply and falling sugar prices have become an acute challenge for the global sugar industry. Ukrainian sugar growers promise to henceforth comply with European sugar market rules, Logos Press reported.
Romania is a fairly large regional exporter of bananas, although the fruit does not grow in that country, according to Logos Press.
The ‘chicken crisis’ is exacerbating relations between Moldova and Ukraine on the ‘economic track.’ The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has threatened its Moldovan counterparts with mirror measures in connection with the suspension of poultry meat supplies from Ukraine to Moldova. Pressure on Moldova on the ‘European track’ is also possible, according to Logos Press.
Of the total exports in the current season, 46% of the total cargo was shipped by sea, more than 35% by road and about 19% by rail, Logos Press reported.
The negotiations between the Moldovan National Food Safety Agency ANSA and the Ukrainian authorities on unblocking the supply of poultry meat to Moldova are proceeding very carefully. The impression is that the parties really want to find a compromise, Logos Press reports.
Ukraine is seeking an early solution to the issue of resuming poultry exports to Moldova after it temporarily suspended imports, the Ukrainian Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture said, Logos Press reported.
