Moldovan cooperative FreshTime has dispatched its first container of apples to Dubai, UAE, in a partnership with local trading firm Mountaingate Trading. The company aims to establish large-scale fruit and grape supplies to the Middle East and North Africa, with Egypt identified as a potential major market. However, the export of these products to Egypt is currently hindered by high fixed duties, which could be resolved through an inter-ministerial agreement, as noted by the fruit growers' associations.