Moldova is among the world's top 10 apple exporters

While their main customer used to be Russia, in 2022 the market will shrink due to the war. However, Moldovan traders did not despair, as they had built up their sales channels in many countries in previous years. Last year, Moldovan apples already arrived in 32 states, while in 2021 "only" 18. Shipping by sea has also become common practice, more than 5,500 tons of apples were exported to the Persian Gulf region in 2022. Trade relations with India have only recently been established. In the first shipment, 5 containers (100 tons) of Red Chief and Gala varieties traveled for about 40 days from the Romanian port of Constanta to Mumbai and Chennai. Only properly selected, flawless apples can last such a long time at ideal temperature and humidity. The fruits to be exported comply with GLOBALG.A.P. and GRASP quality assurance system requirements. In addition to ...