News about Agribusiness
In February, summer and fall wheat futures prices are higher than current quotations on exchanges in Europe and the United States, which is atypical in terms of seasonal dynamics of the grain market, Logos Press reports.
From March 2 to 29, the Agency for Agriculture Investment and Payments will accept applications from farmers for the fifth phase of the AGGRI ((Agriculture Governance, Growth and Resilience Investment) “grant competition,” Logos Press reports.
The situation with the harvesting of agricultural products of last year’s crop still remaining in the field is worsening. Given the weather forecast for the last decade of February, the 2025 harvesting campaign has a chance of ending in the spring of 2026, according to Logos Press.
National Wine Day will be celebrated in Georgia for the first time. It is planned to spend at least 2 million GEL (about $630,000) to organize the festivities, Logos Press reports.
Nearly two and a half tons of cookies containing contaminated palm oil did not reach store shelves as a result of the intervention of inspectors from the National Food Safety Agency ANSA, Logos Press reports.
The other day the ANSA Food Safety Agency commented on the Moldovan government’s long-standing decision (No. 158/2019) on the content and names of dairy products. At least some operators on the Moldovan dairy products market took this comment as a signal from the inspecting agency about its zero tolerance to the desire of producers and traders to make money on attempts to mislead consumers.
The draft law on the country’s accession to the Agreement on Port State Control Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eradicate Illegal Fishing was approved by a government decision, Logos Press reported.
Bulgaria is preparing to receive the first deliveries of Argentine sunflower in the coming weeks. If all deliveries are realized according to schedule, Bulgaria will receive about 400 thousand tons of Argentine sunflower, Logos Press reported.
Demand for premium apples surged during the Chinese and Vietnamese New Year celebrations, according to Logos Press.
The size of the global fish and seafood trade industry is estimated at approximately $195 billion. There is no official estimate of fraud in this industry. However, empirical studies show that approximately 20% of trade in these products may be exposed to various types of fraud.
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.
Last week, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture AIPA authorized subsidies worth 63.01 million lei to farmers from the National Fund for Agricultural and Rural Development, Logos Press reported.
The experience of table grapes producer Nikolai Susan, from Ursoaya village (Cahul district) demonstrates that with cooperation and consulting support the organization of export to the European Union is realistic even for small and medium-sized farmers, Logos Press reports.
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.
The Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine at the request of the Ukrainian Association of Milk Producers has officially applied to the authorities of the European Union with a proposal to provide anti-crisis financial support to the country’s dairy farms in 2026, 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.
An agri-food investment forum will be held in Chisinau on March 5, 2026, within the framework of the Moldova Agri-Food Partnership Platform (APP), Logos Press reports.
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.
