The Government of Moldova expects that after signing of the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement with the EU (DCFTA), the exports of agricultural products to the EU market will grow by 15-18%, the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economic Affairs of Moldova Octavian Kalmyk declared. According to him, the issue is mainly related to…
In the first half of 2016, Moldova significantly increased its exports of agricultural products to the EU markets. In particular, in the reporting period wheat supplies reached 178.2 thousand tons, up by 137% compared with the quota volumes (75 thousand tons), the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova reported. In January-June the exports…
In 2016 Moldova will decrease the harvest of sunflower seed by 30-40% compared with the previously expected indices, due to weather conditions, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova declared. Agrarians noted that the oilseed yield dropped below 2 tons/ha, while the previously expected level totaled 3.5 tons/ha. July drought and heat became…
Moldova is interested in participation of Azerbaijani companies in development of hydrocarbon resources, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Azerbaijan Gheorghe Leuca said. Leuca has met with the Caspian Energy’s delegation headed by the President and Editor-in-Chief of Caspian Energy International Media Group Natalya Aliyeva. Speaking about the energy sector of Moldova, the ambassador…
Belarus and Moldova will intensify cooperation in seed production, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Moldova reported. The matter was discussed during a meeting between Moldova’s Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry Eduard Grama and Director General of the Research and Practical Center for Arable Farming of Belarus’ National Academy of Sciences Fyodor…
General production of wheat in Moldova reached 1.283 million tons, which exceeded the expected rate by almost 300 thousand tons, the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry declared. According to the announcement, the harvested areas under wheat in the country totaled 371 thousand ha with the average yield of 3.1 t/ha. In particular, milling wheat…
After the high results of 2015, Moldavian farmers decreased sunflower sowing area for the new harvest of 2016/2017, but not because of the lowering interest in this crop. The reason for the lower area was essential increase in sowing material prices after high crop losses in 2015/2016, which also preconditioned the necessity to import expensive…