News about Agribusiness
Big things start small. A 1.23-kilometer “white version” of a rural road has been built in the village of Telitsa (Anenii Noi District) with support from the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) program in Moldova.
Following the rise in wheat prices in Ukraine and Romania, triggered by the blockade of shipping in the Sea of Azov, wheat prices have risen in Moldova. Whether this is an isolated (and short-term) occurrence or the beginning of a widespread (and sustained) trend will become clear within one or two weeks.
The Russian military carried out a series of strikes on Ukrainian port infrastructure. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, four vessels used to deliver cargo for the Ukrainian Armed Forces were struck on the night of July 15.
Progress on the “Moldova – Sustainable Water Supply (Irrigation) Project” were discussed during an official meeting between Liudmila Catlabuga, Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Development (MAIA), and Elena Gordeeva, Director of the Infrastructure Department for Europe at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Restrictions on commercial shipping in the Sea of Azov and the Kerch Strait as early as last Friday triggered a 10-euro-per-metric-ton increase in food wheat prices on the Paris Matif (Euronext) exchange. This week began with a significant rise in prices in major European grain-exporting countries, including Romania.
The rainfall that fell last week and at the beginning of this week was not heavy enough to damage the first-group winter crop harvest, but it was enough to slow down the harvest campaign in Moldova somewhat. However, the weather forecast for the near future is improving, albeit not dramatically. The harvest will pick up speed. And while there may not be a comprehensive overview, at least the official data on its interim results—as promised by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA)—will be released in the coming days.
In light of the watermelon and cantaloupe sales season, the National Food Safety Agency (ANSA) “clarifies one of the most common concerns among consumers: alleged nitrate poisoning.”
In light of the increasing number of incidents in which wild boars have caused damage to agricultural land in Moldova, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA) recommends that farmers take preventive measures and “immediately notify the authorities of any damage caused”.
The “Produs autohton” National Exhibition will take place at the Moldexpo International Exhibition Center on August 28–30. The event marks the 100th anniversary of the first such exhibition in Chisinau.
This year, due to a relatively cool spring, the sales season for locally grown sweet cherries began about two weeks later than usual. However, it will also last longer—through this week and possibly next week—unless rainfall disrupts the growers’ plans.
On Wednesday, July 15, 2026, staff members of the Agency for Agricultural Interventions and Payments (AIPA), under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Industry (MAIA), will hold another round of consultative seminars with agricultural producers and representatives of local administrations on funding prospects under the Strategic Agricultural Policy Program (PSPA).
Farmers in the southern part of the country have begun the large-scale rapeseed harvest. According to the leadership of the Agrocereale association, initial feedback from farmers regarding the crop’s yield is encouraging—the average yield has not yet fallen below 2.5 metric tons per hectare, but some farms are harvesting as much as 4 metric tons per hectare.
About 7 hectares of winter grain crops were destroyed by a fire near the village of Tudora, in the Ștefan Voda district. Two fire and rescue crews were deployed to fight the fire. They managed to save the remaining 39 hectares of the field. The fire was contained and extinguished in less than an hour.
Prodlacta Brașov, a company owned by the Moldovan JLC Group, has made it into the top ten largest dairy producers in Romania.
Beekeepers in Moldova hope to harvest at least 5,000 metric tons of honey this year. This is on par with the best seasons of the current decade and significantly higher than the 2025 honey harvest. Last year, Moldova harvested less than 3,000 metric tons of marketable honey.
Russia has temporarily suspended the acceptance of applications for ships to pass through the Kerch Strait and halted shipping on the Don-Azov Canal following attacks by Ukrainian drones on Russian vessels in the Sea of Azov.
Attacks on Ukraine’s port infrastructure are hampering grain exports. The situation could worsen in the fall, when the new harvest hits the market.
The modernization of agricultural statistics in Moldova is aimed at bringing them into line with European Union standards for monitoring the agricultural sector. With support from the EU and the FAO, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) is working to ensure high-quality and internationally comparable data.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has lowered its estimates for global grain production and ending stocks, but raised its forecast for grain exports in the 2026/27 marketing year.
Global wheat prices rose sharply following a series of Ukrainian strikes against Russian ships in the Sea of Azov. On Friday, wheat futures on the CBOT in Chicago rose 2.14% to $6.33 per bushel, the highest level since late May. The September contract on the Euronext exchange in Paris gained about 3%.
