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New vineyard management regulations have come into force. The uprooting and decommissioning of vine plantations is allowed throughout the year. Until now, there were time limits, which have been abolished.
Food and agricultural products account for more than 60% of Iran’s total supplies to Russia. The Russian market is significantly dependent on imports of Iranian fruit and vegetable products during certain periods of the marketing season.
The National Agency for Research and Development announced the launch of the Innovation Vouchers competition. It will allow small and medium-sized businesses to attract scientific organizations to implement innovations.
The Council of Agri-food Associations CAPA “publicly condemns the continuation of the process of creating agricultural chambers, despite the fact that the law on their activity was challenged by a group of opposition deputies in the Constitutional Court.
This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry (MAIA), Ludmila Catlabuga. According to her, the Agency for Interventions and Payments in Agriculture (AIPA) is currently processing 396 applications for post-investment subsidies worth over 400 million lei, as well as 170 applications for so-called “complimentary” subsidies (in this case, partial compensations of farmers’ insurance premiums).
Global markets of exchange-traded agricultural products have entered a phase of moderate growth. In this situation, hedge funds are gradually increasing their purchases of oilseeds and grains, anticipating a period of high price volatility.
The parliament demanded a report from the prime minister on the rise in fuel prices. MP Olga Ursu from the Alternative bloc called on the government to present a concrete plan of measures to stabilize the situation.
Over the past three years, 177.7 million tons of cargo have already been transported through the Ukrainian sea corridor, of which 106.4 million tons is grain. Exports are carried out to 55 countries of the world.
The MAIA Ministry of Agriculture and Food expects that potential tax preferences will partially compensate for the increase in farmers’ costs due to higher prices for inputs and encourage them not to reduce the scale of the spring sowing campaign. According to the Ministry’s estimates, approximately 1.3-1.4 million hectares are to be sown with spring crops in Moldova this spring.
Agrarians will receive financial assistance for the purchase of diesel fuel from March 1, 2026 to May 31, 2026 inclusive. The state will cover their expenses for excise tax, the rate of which in 2026 is 3978.95 lei per ton. At the same time, the amount of aid will not exceed 200 thousand lei per beneficiary.
The government defines new measures to support farmers in the situation in the Middle East at the start of the spring campaign of agricultural works. The Cabinet of Ministers approved amendments to the Tax Code to simplify the VAT refund procedure for farmers.
Tax changes and military force-majeure in Iran left grain market of Kazakhstan in stagnation: deals are single, prices are corrected, and market participants are cautiously looking for new benchmarks.
The government approved two stricter regulations: new rules for the official control of residues of pharmacologically active substances in products of animal origin and requirements for the safety of fertilizers.
Moldagrotech Spring, the International specialized exhibition of agricultural machinery, equipment and technologies for the agrarian sector, will take place at the Moldexpo International Exhibition Center during March 11-14, 2026.
The agricultural sector and the population will incur higher costs due to a sharp increase in fuel prices without any clear explanation. This opinion was expressed during a program on national television.
The March increase in prices for diesel fuel and nitrogen fertilizers may lead to an increase in production costs of agricultural producers by at least 20% during the period from spring field work (March-April) to the beginning of sowing winter crops for the future harvest (August-September).
The initiative to introduce short supply chains, designed to reduce the number of intermediaries between producer and consumer, has received support from the Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCI). However, the Chamber believes that the bill needs to be finalized and should be considered in conjunction with other measures to support domestic producers.
The European Union is facing new challenges to its food safety system due to agri-food products imported from Mercosur countries. Recently, European Commissioners identified more than 80 tons of beef from Brazil containing growth hormones.
The blockage of the Gulf of Hormuz provoked a rise in the price of oil, gas and, along the chain, nitrogen fertilizers (by about 15-20% – depending on the geography of markets).
