Up to 80% of the cherry harvest was damaged by rain and hail in certain regions of Moldova

The cherry harvest on dozens of hectares of orchards was spoiled by heavy rains and hail that occurred in the Republic of Moldova recently. In some areas, up to 80% of cherry orchards have been damaged, and farmers can no longer sell the fruit, let alone export it. Processors are also in no hurry to buy them, even at very low prices. The situation in agriculture after the rains was discussed at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry of the country with the heads of regional agricultural departments, IPN reports. The head of the Criuleni Agriculture Department, Vitalie Onisciuc, said that 75-80% of the crop on 68 hectares of cherry trees was destroyed. “High quality cherries are 3-4 cm in diameter. Gardeners have nowhere to sell them, the cherries are cracked, there is a lot of water in them. It is no longer exported. Refineries do not take it because they have stocks from last year and are not interested in the raw material. There are gardens where the harvest was not ...