As of March 5, 2026, a new procedure for the refund of value added tax (VAT) for agrarians is in force. The amendments concern the calculation base of the tax, which is applied in determining the amount of VAT to be reimbursed for the period from July 2023 to June 2026. First of all, it has been expanded by including the amount of land tax for 2025 in the calculation formula.
Wheat production in Kazakhstan in the 2025/26 marketing year will reach a record 18 million tons. This is only slightly below the previous season’s harvest, the second largest ever recorded.
The Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) to temporarily relax customs tariff regulation measures in respect of certain products imported into the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Farmers from Soroca, Singerei and Floresti districts, who use water from the Soroca-Bălţi pipeline for irrigation purposes, are concerned about the uncertainty on the eve of the new agricultural season caused by the restructuring of the state enterprise Acva-Nord.
The laboratory analysis of the first sunflower batch, which arrived in Bulgaria from Argentina, showed that the maximum permissible residue levels of two pesticides in the products were exceeded.
According to the preliminary estimate of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), about 430-440 thousand hectares of winter crops have been sown for the harvest-2026 in Moldova, which is about 15-20% less than in the previous season. The situation with cereals is worse, in particular, sowing of winter wheat is unlikely to exceed 300 thousand ha (in 2024 – 351 thousand ha).
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 the last quarter of last year, Moldova surpassed Ukraine and Uzbekistan in the list of the largest suppliers of apple concentrate to Poland, one of the largest apple producers in Europe.
The world grain market has come out of the multi-month trend of wheat prices decrease. Consequently, farmers of the Black Sea countries, including Moldova, will face the question – to sell or not to sell wheat at current prices, or to “take a pause” in the hope for a significant jump in prices in the foreseeable future?
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.
