Moldova is looking for new markets to sell its soft fruit

Published 2022년 3월 14일

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Dmitry Dodica, director of Anastasia Trading&Service SRL, has highlighted the significant challenges ahead for Moldovan soft fruit growers, particularly in light of the anticipated closure of the Russian food market to Moldovan suppliers in the first half of 2022. This situation presents complex logistical and payment issues that must be addressed urgently. The loss of the Russian market, a crucial one for open field strawberry exporters, is expected to greatly impact export plans. On a positive note, the withdrawal of Ukrainian raspberries from the Polish market is likely to stimulate demand for Moldovan raspberries for freezing, potentially boosting exports to Poland, Romania, and Serbia. Furthermore, there is growing demand for Moldovan blackberries in Poland and redcurrants in Romania, offering alternative markets to offset the losses from Russia.

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Dmitry Dodica, expert in the Moldovan soft fruit sector and director of Anastasia Trading&Service SRL, says that the soft fruit growers will have to adjust their production and trade plans this year. This is, of course, related to the very likely closure of the Russian food market for Moldovan suppliers, at least in the first half of this year. In addition, even if the issue of delivery of goods to customers is somehow resolved, both countries will have to look for payment options, perhaps more than once. The likely loss of the Russian market will be especially painful for the exporters of open field strawberries. They account for almost the entire volume of foreign deliveries, which take place in a short period, at the end of June and the first half of July, three to four weeks at the most. Due to the expected reduction in the supply of Ukrainian raspberries ...

Source: AGF