It's early plum season in Moldova; what about the harvest and prices?

Published 2024년 7월 16일

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The sales season for early variety plums in Moldova has commenced, with the 'Chachakskaya rannyaya' variety nearly sold out despite a yield that is two-thirds lower than last year. The starting prices for these plums are 12-17% higher than last year, but demand has quickly waned due to a surplus of the variety in Romania. As a result, prices have dropped significantly on the domestic market. However, demand for the 'Chachakskaya most' and 'Peteshtyanka' varieties, as well as the mid-season 'Kabardinka' variety, is expected to support prices due to their high demand both as dessert and industrial plums.

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Last week, the sales season for early varieties of plums began in Moldova. This year, the start happened a week earlier than in 2023, but a week later than in 2022, EastFruit reports. The harvest of these fruits is small; according to expert estimates, it is two-thirds lower than last year’s level. However, the starting prices for the first plum – 17-18 lei/kg – are 12-17% higher than at the beginning of the season last year. At the moment, the plum harvest of the earliest variety, “Chachakskaya rannyaya”, is almost completely sold out, notes AgroExpert. The yield of plum orchards of this variety, even intensive ones, did not exceed 15-20 t/ha. But the next (according to harvest dates) plum varieties, “Chachakskaya most” and “Peteshtyanka”, had even worse ovaries this year. Gardeners explain this circumstance by biological periodicity (last year the early plum harvest was high, this year it is in decline) and unfavorable weather conditions during the pollination period. In April, ...

Source: Eastfruit