Moldova: Greenhouse tomato production may sharply decrease

Published 2023년 3월 8일

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In 2023, Moldovan agriculture operators expect no more than 100 to 300 hectares of greenhouse space to be dedicated to tomato cultivation, a significant decrease from the usual 1,000 to 1,500 hectares. This reduction is largely due to the energy crisis, leading to a scarcity of firewood and coal, which have become strategic resources. Only greenhouse farmers who had stocked up on these energy sources in the previous fall are able to make production plans for the winter-spring of 2023. Consequently, there will be only one production cycle instead of the usual two, with harvesting anticipated in late spring to early summer.

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According to the operators of the Moldovan market of resources for agriculture, tomatoes in Moldova will be grown in greenhouses of all types on a maximum of 100 to 300 ha in 2023. In previous years, the total area of greenhouse plantations in Moldova fluctuated between 1 000-1 500 ha, of which up to 60% were tomatoes. EastFruit analysts identified two main problems that caused this on the eve of the new sales season. The first is the energy crisis, which suddenly made firewood and coal strategic raw materials. As a result, only greenhouse farmers that managed to stock up on energy resources last fall made production plans for the winter-spring of 2023. The rest did not even ...

Source: Hortidaily