News about Economy of Moldova
At the end of April – beginning of May on the Moldovan grain market wheat became slightly cheaper, sunflower – sharply increased in price.
Farmers from the Republic of Moldova can benefit from a new financial support mechanism designed to facilitate the purchase of fertilizers in the context of the continuous rise in the price of this basic resource on the international market. The program is implemented by the Agency for Development and Modernization of Agriculture (ADMA).
In Moldova, the situation with meat is not as bad as it seems. It turns out that our country is on the 81st line of the global ranking (covering 101 countries of the world with a representative sample) of beef prices. The indicator of our country is $8.79/kg (loin or equivalent back of thigh, market prices). The line above was Peru ($9.01/kg), below – Kazakhstan ($8.70/kg). Thus, strangely enough, Moldova fell into the group of countries with the most democratic price for this product.
The National Anti-Corruption Center may receive expanded powers to investigate major financial frauds in order to focus its activities on complex cases with significant financial impact, including cases involving European Union funds. The relevant draft law was approved by the government at a meeting on Wednesday, May 6.
UPDATED. Sergiu Gherciu, Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry, is currently in the Republic of Azerbaijan, where he is taking part in the 19th International Agricultural Exhibition ‘Caspian Agri-Week’ and the 31st International Food Industry Exhibition ‘InterFood Azerbaijan’.
In order to prevent the degradation of flora and soil fertility and to ensure the sustainable use of these resources, the Moldovan Government approved the Regulation on the use of lands for pastures, hayfields and hayfields.
The Association of Professional Accountants and Auditors of the Republic of Moldova (ACAP) has a new executive director. According to the results of the competition for the vacant position and based on the decision of the Board of Directors, this position will be held by Marina Shelaru from May 4, 2026.
Moldova’s state social insurance budget deficit continues to shrink and, according to forecasts, could fall to about 1.9 billion lei by 2028 from about 3.6 billion lei at present.
The Moldovan forestry sector is facing serious difficulties in the context of a protracted crisis. Equipment is outdated, innovative technologies are practically not applied, and production processes are still dominated by manual labor.
At the end of April – beginning of May, one outbreak of African swine fever and three outbreaks of rabies were registered on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.
The National Bureau of Statistics reports that (wholesale) producer prices (large farms – 50 ha or more) for agricultural products in January-March 2026 compared to the same period in 2025 decreased by 4.7% overall. Specifically, prices for plant products decreased by an average of 9.1%, while prices for livestock products increased by an average of 4.4%.
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), headed by Alina Iancu, will visit Moldova from May 7 to 20, 2026. The purpose of the visit is to coordinate policies under the new program.
About 1 thousand tons of table grapes were exported by Moldova in April 2026. The buyer is Iraq.
Starting from the third quarter of 2024, Moldova entered an unprecedented zone: food imports exceeded exports.
A new mechanism for supporting domestic tourism has been launched in Moldova: the first 10 guest houses started accepting payment through the system of vacation vouchers (tourist vouchers).
The strategy of long-term storage of apples in expectation of a higher price at the end of the season did not justify itself. The dynamics of the fruit market in Europe developed in the opposite direction – stagnation or decrease in prices for dessert and industrial apples. As a result, growers in Ukraine, Poland and Moldova, at best, gained nothing, and at worst – suffered financial losses.
Six investment projects with a grant component in the livestock sector in Moldova were selected as a result of the AGGRI project’s fourth phase competition.
As of the end of April, more than 12 thousand vacancies were officially registered in Moldova, 87% of them in cities. According to the National Agency for Employment of Population (ANOFM), in the labor market of Moldova in 2025-2026 there is still a high demand for labor force with vocational education and unskilled personnel.
In 2025, there was a noticeable increase in the number of inspections by controlling bodies, during which violations were detected. The amount of sanctions applied reached almost 265.1 million lei
In April 2026, the Fund for Agricultural Credit (FCA) program provided financial resources to support 75 agricultural enterprises. A total of 483 micro and small enterprises in the agricultural sector were financed under this program between March 2025 and April 2026.
