The early apple harvest in Moldova is below average over the past few years

Published 2024년 7월 30일

Tridge summary

In 2024, Moldova's early apple season started two weeks ahead of schedule, but the apples are scarce, of low quality, and priced high, similar to 2023 store-bought apples. Wholesale prices ranged from 8-9 lei/kg from late June to mid-July. Exporting these apples faces logistical issues and a reduced focus on the Russian market. The proportion of early apple varieties in Moldova has dropped, and the 2024 harvest is below average. The domestic market is the main outlet, with some factories producing apple concentrate at higher costs due to increased agricultural expenses.

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Original content

Early apples in Moldova are not very noticeable, but still an obligatory attribute of the second half of summer. However, in 2024, things are not business as usual. Local apples of summer varieties have been present on the Moldovan market since the end of June, i.e. appeared on sale two weeks earlier than in the driest previous years, EastFruit reports. But to buy, you have to look for them. There are few product offers on the fresh wholesale and retail market of Moldova, the quality of the products leaves much to be desired. And the prices for summer apples from the new harvest are quite high, comparable to prices for store-bought apples from the 2023 harvest (a significant part of the cost of which is storage costs) and prices for low-quality budget stone fruits - apricots, peaches and summer plums. Judging by EastFruit price monitoring data, from the end of June to mid-July, the average wholesale price for early varieties of apples in Moldova fluctuated between 8-9 lei/kg, ...

Source: Eastfruit