As Grigore Baltag, head of the agricultural policy department at MAIA, noted to Logos Press, the rains will have the greatest impact on the grain sector – there is likely to be a pause of one week to ten days during the maize harvest. To date, only around 20 per cent of the country’s maize crop has been harvested. Furthermore, due to the maize kernels’ moisture content exceeding the norm, a significant number of farmers are leaning towards postponing the harvest of part of the maize crop (late varieties) until late winter or spring of next year.
Farmers in neighbouring Ukraine find themselves in a similar situation. Specialist Ukrainian media outlets report that the high cost of drying maize currently is not offset by the selling price. With this in mind, some large agricultural holdings are planning to harvest approximately one-third of their 2026 maize crop as early as next year.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.The translation was also reviewed by the Logos Press editorial team.
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