Agribusiness

Countries in Central and South Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa will take the brunt of food inflation this year, according to Logos Press.

Imports of Moldovan wine, fresh grapes and other wine products into Ukraine may be significantly restricted in the near future. The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers has prepared amendments to the list of goods whose import is subject to special control in 2026, Logos Press has reported.

In 2025, the Investment Agency (Invest Moldova) attracted 17 foreign investors to the country in the sectors of energy, IT and BPO, financial services, electronics and automotive, agri-food and textile production. Total investments amounted to $46.14 million and 263 new jobs were created.

In 2025, the foreign trade turnover of agricultural and food products between Ukraine and the European Union decreased by 9% compared to the record figure of the previous year – to $15.7 billion, according to Logos Press.

Despite last year’s relatively high crop of mass-market vegetables, some of them will run out of stock in storage within the next two weeks. Not because demand will increase, but because quality will degrade rapidly, Logos Press reports.

About 30-40% of specialized farms plan to expand their berry plantations this year, especially strawberries. This is partly due to the abnormally harsh winter, the late start of the season and rising prices for berries, especially early berries, in Central and Southern Europe, Logos Press reports.

In January 2026, Moldova exported 73.7 thousand tons of cereals worth 276.8 million lei. This is slightly less than a year earlier, but experts call such a start “a fairly stable commercial activity for the winter period,” Logos Press reported.

Foreign trade relations between Moldova and Ukraine have become the subject of heated economic discussions in recent years. And this is against the background of the fact that Chisinau constantly emphasizes Kiev’s unconditional support in the war with Russia, claims “brotherly ties” with its neighbors and unity of European integration aspirations.

Turkish scientists have successfully grown tomatoes in special substrates that mimic lunar and Martian regolith. This is an important step towards the development of sustainable agriculture beyond Earth, Logos Press reports.

The current grain drying tariffs offered by many elevators to Moldovan farmers do not favor the preservation of grain quality and active export, Logos Press reports.

New outbreaks of African swine fever and rabies have been confirmed in the country, Logos Press reports.

The average share of the agricultural sector in EU countries reaches 1.2 percent of GDP in 2024, up 0.1 percentage points from 2009, according to Logos Press.

A Spanish winery from the Rioja Alavesa region is betting on precision agronomy, digital monitoring and microzoning of vineyards, according to Logos Press.

Information about the potential import of sunflower from Argentina to Moldova is supplemented with important details. Indeed, Trans Oil Group is the buyer of about 55,000 tons of this raw material, which arrived in the port of Constanta on two ships, Logos Press reported.

Bulgaria, long perceived as a supplier of inexpensive wine for the mass market, is getting louder and louder in the premium category in 2026, according to Logos Press.

Grants of up to 50 thousand euros are offered by international donors to groups of small and medium agricultural producers of field crop seeds in Moldova, Logos Press reports.

Supermarkets will be required to place information about the country of origin of food products directly on price tags next to the price, Logos Press reported.

According to the results of 2025, the share of Poland in the import of agro-food products to Ukraine amounted to 42% – it is slightly less than the total share of the nearest competitors (Germany and Turkey), reports Logos Press.

Uzbekistan intends to attract $744 million from international financial institutions for projects in agriculture and water management by the end of 2026, Logos Press reports.

The European wine industry is entering a phase of structural adjustment due to decreasing consumption on the one hand and increasing global competition on the other, reports Logos Press.