Blueberry market in Moldova: A small supply of goods, but at a high price

It will not be an exaggeration to conclude that the Moldovan blueberry market has been stagnating for the last three years. If in the period 2018-2020. the level of starting (late June - early July) wholesale prices for this locally produced berry was 250-280 lei/kg ($14.84-16.16/kg) and by mid-July did not fall below 175 lei/kg ($9.89/kg). kg), then in the period 2021-2023. wholesale prices for Moldovan blueberries started from 170-180 lei/kg ($8.90-9.99/kg) and fell to 140-175 lei/kg ($7.29-9.68/kg) in a week or two. At the moment, according to EastFruit, the average wholesale price for blueberries in the country is 150-155 lei/kg ($8.17-8.46/kg). At the same time, in the past few years, the wholesale price for imported (mainly Romanian) blueberries in spring and early summer did not exceed 280-350 lei/kg ($-15.73-19.43/kg), and in retail chains the maximum price was 420 lei/kg ($23.3/kg), during the moments of promotions and discounts it dropped to 280 lei/kg ($15.73/kg). For ...