Moldova's chances of fully using EU export quotas for 2022 are low

Published Jul 19, 2022

Tridge summary

Moldova may not fully utilize the expanded Euroquotas for duty-free export of agricultural products to the EU, including plums, table grapes, apples, cherries, tomatoes, grape juice, and garlic, due to predicted yield and quality declines caused by drought. The situation is further complicated by the lack of irrigation systems in many plantations and the need for significant rainfall to meet export standards. The drought has significantly impacted the quantity and quality of table grapes, leading to an expected reduction in harvest and exports by 25-30%.

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Specialists of Moldovan organizations of agricultural producers and fruit growers agree that, taking into account the predicted decline in yields and quality of certain types of fruits and vegetables due to drought, Moldova is unlikely to fully select quotas for duty-free export of agricultural products to the European Union. As EastFruit reported, the European Commission and the European Parliament agreed to expand the 2022 Euroquotas for preferential supplies of Moldovan plums from 15 to 40 thousand tons, table grapes - from 20 to 58 thousand tons, apples - from 40 to 80 thousand tons, cherries - from 1.5 to 3 thousand tons, tomatoes - from 2 to 4 thousand tons, garlic - from 220 to 440 tons, grape juice - from 500 to 1 thousand tons. The export season of Moldavian cherries is coming to an end. As of the end of the first ten days of July, the country exported more than 12.7 thousand tons of these fruits, but only a small share of supplies (less than 1 thousand tons) fell on the ...

Source: Eastfruit