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Moldova exported about 16.2 thousand tons of sunflower in May, which is significantly lower than the figure for April (45.2 thousand tons) and March (69.6 thousand tons) of 2025,” Logos Press reported.
More than 8 billion lei may be freed up to finance agriculture by applying the government factoring mechanism,” Logos Press reported.
In May 2025, the volume of sunflower oil imports to Moldova slightly exceeded 2 thousand tons (worth 54.9 million lei), while exports were 2.6 times lower than imports – 0.79 thousand tons (worth 17.3 million lei), – reports Logos Press.
The area of garden plantations affected by spring frosts is estimated by the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry at more than 8,600 hectares,” Logos Press reported.
More than 8 thousand tons of apples were exported from Moldova in May 2025, which is almost 5 thousand tons less than in April, but slightly more than the figures in May last year, – reports Logos Press.
The contract for grant funding for the modernization of agricultural research infrastructure was signed by the Consolidated Unit (UCIP) for the implementation of IFAD projects and the National Institute for Applied Research in Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine (INCAAMV),” Logos Press reports.
Four farmers’ organizations, including the opposition but pro-European Forța Fermierilor, are demanding that the licensing regime for imports of grain and oilseed crops from Ukraine (adding rapeseed to the list) be extended to 2025, Logos Press reports.
Up to 50% (but not more than 5 million lei “per hand”) of the cost of seeds used in reseeding the sugar beet plantations that died out this spring may be compensated to Moldovan sugar beet growers,” Logos Press reports.
The 46th World Congress of the International Organization of Vine and Wine (OIV), which is an intergovernmental structure, and the 23rd General Assembly of the OIV will be held in Chisinau from 16 to 20 June. It will be the first time that Moldova will host events of this level. 570 people from 46 countries have registered to participate in the Congress.
Sources close to the administration of this largest plant say it will resume operations in 2025 from processing new crop rapeseed, – Logos Press reported.
At least 50 thousand tons are estimated for the middle of June of this year, the commercial residues of sunflower harvest-2024 in Moldova, – reports Logos Press.
In case of unfavorable conjuncture of the main foreign markets, the export of fruits of the crop-2025 from Moldova in financial terms may halve – to $150-160 million, – reports Logos Press.
The area of crops treated with pesticides using drones will reach about 50,000 hectares this year,” Logos Press reported.
Due to administrative and bureaucratic barriers, the berry production sector in Moldova has an extremely limited list of pesticides authorized for use in berry plantations,” Logos Press reported, citing the Association Pomușoarele Moldovei.
The top 5 most demanded specialties in Moldovan agribusiness include managers, accountants, agronomists, veterinarians and mechanizers,” Logos Press reports.
This week (i.e., about eight to ten days earlier than the forecasted start), the raspberry selling season started in Moldova. Farms from the central districts of Moldova sell raspberries of the first harvest to supermarket chains in Chisinau at a wholesale price of 400 lei/kg,” Logos Press reports.
Only about 7 thousand hectares are planted with grain sorghum for the 2025 harvest in Moldova. Despite the efforts of the Moldovan authorities and international organizations aimed at mitigating the effects of climate change on the country’s agriculture, drought-resistant grain sorghum is not yet considered by Moldovan farmers as an alternative to maize,” Logos Press reports.
More than 70 horticulture specialists from Ukraine and Romania, as well as representatives of 40 companies-suppliers of agro-technological goods and services from nine countries took part in the VII Annual Convocation of the Specialized Exhibition of Technologies and Innovations in Fruit Growing “Fruit Day”, organized by the Association Moldova Fruct, – reports Logos Press.
This summer, Moldovan dairy factories will keep purchase prices for raw milk “at the high level of the cold season”. This is relevant for large dairy farms, to which milk processing companies pay an average of 9 lei/kg (excluding VAT) for raw milk,” Logos Press reported.
The area of grain corn sown for the harvest-2025 has shrunk to about 300 thousand hectares. Last year, this crop occupied 464 thousand hectares in Moldova,” Logos Press reported.
