News about Agribusiness
In May 2026, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price Index (FPI) averaged 130.8 points, 0.2 points (0.2%) below the revised April figure. This indicates that the global food price trend remains stable.
Vasile Bumacov, former Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry and former Ambassador to Japan and the Republic of Korea, has been elected Chairman of the European Social Democratic Party (PSDE). The decision was made on June 6 during the XII extraordinary congress of the formation, which gathered delegates from all over the country, members and supporters of the party.
Spain has become the largest buyer of Ukrainian sunflower oil in the 2025/26 marketing season. At the same time, India, which a few months ago led the ranking of importers of this product from Ukraine, dropped to the second position.
Russia is fully self-sufficient in basic types of food and exports it to 160 countries of the world. In 2025, Russia will export 84 million tons of food worth $41.5 billion.
More than 450 farmers and agricultural specialists from all regions of Moldova visited the stands of 42 companies – suppliers of resources for fruit growing at the specialized exhibition “Fruit Day-2026” in Corlateni (Riscani).
Experts call for the development of agricultural applications with artificial intelligence to take into account the specifics of the countries where these technologies will be used.
“A “thorough discussion with the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry” was held this week by representatives of the Forța Fermierilor association. Judging by the softened tone of the organization’s assets in the announcement of the results of this dialogue, something is changing – there is a hint of constructiveness.
Cahul hosted the second edition of the AgroFin Moldova-2026 exhibition-fair of financiers in the field of agriculture and rural development. This year’s event gathered more than 500 agricultural producers who took the opportunity to discuss with representatives of 15 companies – providers of financial solutions (grants, subsidies, insurance), agrotechnologies and services necessary for the development of agribusiness.
The average price of fourth-class wheat in Russia in the second quarter of 2026 amounted to 12.9 thousand rubles/t (152 euros/t). This is 22% less than a year ago. Such calculations are given by analysts of “Eiler” and Rosselkhozbank. According to Rosstat, in April, the price fell by 27.7% year-on-year – to Br12.2 thousand / t (144 euro / t).
Moldovan products received the “Innovation” award at the international gastronomic exhibition Saveurs du Printemps, held in Paris.
Tomorrow, on June 5, in Corlateni (Riscani), in the garden of the company FructLine will take place the eighth annual convocation of the specialized exhibition “Fruit Day”. The event is traditionally organized by the Association of Fruit Producers “Moldova Fruct”.
The parliament ratified two agreements concluded with the French Development Agency (AFD) on financial assistance for the rehabilitation of centralized irrigation systems in Moldova.
The activation of contacts with European business was discussed during a meeting on unblocking investments, organized in the government with the participation of the European Commission and investors.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has launched the “Field Schools for Farmers” program in Hincesti aimed at sustainable and resilient vegetable production.
The volume of export supplies of Moldovan apples of the crop-2025 by the end of spring has expectedly decreased. In May this year, Moldova exported to foreign markets 9.7 thousand tons of apples worth just over $8 million (average price $0.82/kg). In April, the country sent about 10.2 thousand tons to foreign markets, while in March – 10.8 thousand tons.
Biosfera from Staucheni has developed the AGRODAT platform for farmers and agricultural producers. The platform provides useful information to help users determine if it is the right time to carry out certain agricultural activities.
India’s rice production in the 2025/26 crop season exceeded 154 million tons, a historic high. The country ranked first in the world in this indicator.
The application process for the competition for financial assistance to offset excise taxes on diesel fuel purchased between March 1 and May 31, 2026 has been completed. The competition ran from May 11 through June 2, 2026, and the Agricultural Intervention and Payment Agency (AIPA) received 2,244 applications.
Agriculture and Food Minister Ludmila Catlabuga participated in the official launching ceremony of the Moldovan-Kazakh Business Council, held today in Chisinau.
Kazakhstan’s oil and fat industry is showing record growth rates and is becoming one of the key drivers of the country’s non-resource exports. According to the results of last year, the industry provided an inflow of 27% of all foreign currency proceeds from exports of processed agricultural products of Kazakhstan. In 2025, Kazakhstan ranked sixth in the world in sunflower oil exports. In the short term, Kazakh exporters hope to bring the country into the world TOP-5 exporters of this product – to the fourth place.
