Moldovan authorities have limited grain imports

The Emergency Situations Commission of Moldova decided to introduce licensing for the import of wheat, sunflower and corn, the press service of the country's Ministry of Agriculture reported. “Our goal is to control and monitor grain imports, thereby ensuring the quality and safety of products for consumers. At the same time, licensing will help stabilize prices and protect local producers,” explained the head of the ministry, Vladimir Bolya, whose words are quoted in the message. The right to import these agricultural products will be granted only to individuals and companies that produce vegetable oils, enterprises in the flour milling industry and manufacturers of animal feed. The licensing procedure, according to the ministry, will be valid for the entire period of the state of emergency (valid in Moldova from the end of February 2022). The message from the Ministry of Agriculture does not indicate the reasons for the situation with prices for local grains. However, Moldovan ...