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In the period from January to April this year, the physical export of Moldovan honey increased by 40% compared to the same period last year – up to 1.8 thousand tons. In financial terms, shipments abroad are estimated at $4.7 million, with an average invoice price of about $2.6/kg. Employees of industry associations of beekeepers and honey exporters believe that the active export of honey from the Republic of Moldova will continue, due to large stocks of products from previous years.

In the 2024-25 marketing season, Moldova became the third largest exporter of wheat to the EU market with a share of 8.1% and a volume of 603.8 thousand tons.

Last month, the foreign trade turnover of sunflower oil in Moldova reached 1.65 thousand tons, worth 40.14 million lei, Logos Press reported.

In the recently completed marketing season (July 2024 – June 2025), the Republic of Moldova exported almost 118 thousand tons of barley to the European Union, – reports Logos Press with reference to Eurostat.

In June this year, Moldovan cherry exporters earned $20 million against $13 million in the same month of 2024, Logos Press reported citing data from Moldova Fruct.

Entrepreneur Tudor Coslec from Ulmu village, Ialoveni district, who raises seven species of sturgeon fish, has received a license to export black caviar to EU countries, Logos Press reports.

Moldovan producers have doubled live animal exports in 2024 compared to the previous year,” Logos Press reported.

Low water levels in Moldova’s rivers during the summer and rising tariffs for international sea transport of agricultural products add to the existing risks at the start of the 2025-26 marketing season, according to Logos Press.

Rapeseed is the first money earned by farmers in the season. A lot depends on this earnings: the ability to pay off debts in time, finance the harvesting of second-group crops, purchase resources for sowing winter crops. And the main thing is that farmers’ mood and attitude for the nearest future depends on the first money. What will it be like in Moldova?

The quality of medium-late varieties of cherries is above average in the masses, due to which exports have intensified, which contributes to the stagnation of prices for this commodity at a relatively high level, – reports Logos Press.

At the end of May, cereals and oilseed crops retained the status of absolute leader in exports both in physical volume (92.91%) and in value terms (80.90%) of the total volume of supplies from the Republic of Moldova abroad,” Logos Press reports.

Export of goods from Moldova decreased by 11.3% year-on-year in the period from January to April and amounted to $1077.1 million. At the same time, import of foreign goods increased by 16.2% and reached $3407.9 million. Accordingly, the trade balance deficit increased by 35.7% compared to the same period last year and amounted to $2330.8 million.