In Moldova, the season of mass sales of strawberries began with last year's level of starting prices

Greek strawberries appeared in large quantities on the wholesale and retail markets of Moldova this week. The wholesale price can be said to be standard - 80 lei/kg ($4.3/kg), the same as in late March - early April last year. There is no any wide price range, which, according to market operators, "clearly shows that the circle of importers-suppliers is narrow and stable, and has been formed for quite a long time." Over the past few years, early imported strawberries, as well as niche berries - blueberries, sea buckthorn, elderberries, honeysuckle - have been entering the Moldovan market exclusively from Romania, EastFruit reports. In the last three years, up to 80-90% of fresh imported strawberries - about 400-700 tons - are sold in the spring months. In fact, the first, relatively speaking, seasonal imported strawberries appeared in the wholesale and retail markets of Moldovan cities in mid-March, simultaneously with the warming and revival of the "bazaar" trade. However, at ...