For Moldovan agricultural producers, the sales market remains a serious problem, which is now complicated by the fact that the ways to the markets of the CIS countries are now closed. This was announced today, August 30, by former Prime Minister Vasily Tarlev.
He noted that this was a consequence of the recent decision of the Baltic countries to completely block the border with Belarus, as well as the actions of Chisinau to denounce agreements with the Commonwealth at the request of the so-called “development partners”.
According to the chairman of the National Congress of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Moldova, he appealed to the country’s top leadership to resolve this issue and help Moldovan farmers. Tarlev said that he often travels around the country for work, and saw many beautiful plum orchards, but people told him that they were not going to harvest, because they did not know where to sell the harvest.
“The other day, the Baltic countries: Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia, together with Poland, decided to get together and make a collective decision – to completely block the border with Belarus. It was the only window, a small gate for Moldovan exporters. This infrastructure is inconvenient, compared to what we had through Ukraine, and very expensive. But if the Baltic countries block this gate, then Moldovan exporters will face a complete collapse, and with this, a complete collapse of the Moldovan economy,” Tarlev warned in his commentary on the ITV channel.
He clarified that in this regard it is necessary to resolve two issues: firstly, to convince these countries in a friendly, partner-like manner that Moldova needs to make a “green corridor”, and not just leave the gate open for Moldovan exporters; secondly, to negotiate with the Ukrainian authorities so that they open transit for Moldovan products.
“They say they respect Moldova and consider us friends. We do not mind, but friends are known in trouble,” concluded Vasily Tarlev.
As reported EADaily , in July the European Parliament extended for one year the liberalization of trade between the Republic of Moldova and the European Union. Although exports from Moldova to the EU increased from 1.8 billion euros in 2021 to 2.6 billion euros in 2022, local exporters state that European demand does not cover their supply.
Now farmers are protesting in Moldova. The republic has the lowest prices for wheat, barley and rapeseed in the entire Black Sea basin. The dumping policy of Ukraine affects the regional market, however, the government of the Republic of Moldova refused, following the example of a number of European countries, to introduce a temporary moratorium on the import of Ukrainian grain.
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2023-08-30 08:26:00
