In the first quarter of 2023, Moldova will not have significant commodity stocks of grapes for export

Published 2022년 12월 6일

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Moldova is expected to run out of table grapes from the 2022 harvest by next year, with only a few thousand tons expected to remain in storage. These grapes will primarily be sold domestically at high prices to fans of local stone fruit varieties. The lack of marketable grapes for export and intensive external supplies have contributed to the current situation. Despite good demand, the prices for 'Moldova' grapes have not increased and have stabilized at a normal price for the year, but a low price in dollar terms compared to previous years.

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According to expert estimates, only a few thousand tons of table grapes of the 2022 harvest will remain in the fruit storage facilities of Moldova next year. According to the participants of viticulture associations, these products will be sold mainly on the domestic market to lovers of "niche" grapes - local stone fruit varieties - at a high price. This year, from January to March, inclusive, Moldovan traders exported about 18,000 tons of grapes from the 2021 harvest, EastFruit reports. In principle, over the past five or six years, winter-spring external sales of Moldovan grapes did not fall below 6-7 thousand tons. Read also: Fruit and vegetable inflation in Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan for 2022 The current situation is explained, firstly, by the relatively small volume of marketable grapes of the current year's crop, stored in storage for export in the second half of autumn and winter (according to expert estimates, about 20-30 thousand tons); secondly, ...

Source: Eastfruit