The European Parliament has extended the free trade measures between Moldova and the EU for one year, allowing European importers to buy fruit from Moldova without paying import tariffs. Moldovan fruit growers are reporting a good plum harvest this year, with 19,000 hectares of plums grown in the country and an average annual yield of 100,000 tons. Moldovan plums, particularly the Kabardinka, Stanley, and President varieties, are exported to 24 countries and are in high demand both in the East and the West.