Fruit canning companies dwindle purchases because of high volumes in store

Moldovan canned fruit and juice manufacturers have not managed to sell their last year's output, and it's a reason why they don't buy raw material from farmers. For instance, Orhei–Vit has in its depositories 3,000 tonnes of concentrated juice.

Under these circumstances, the fresh fruits must be exported, Agriculture Minister Anatolie Gorodenco told a sitting on the topic, Info-Prim Neo reports. “All the barriers to export fruits to the CIS have been removed. But the fruits have to be qualitative, duly packed, as recommended by the Phyto-Sanitary and Seed Control Inspectorate,” said Gorodenco, and then added: “I can say we have the first results. 43,000 tonnes of fresh fruits have been exported to the CIS market, 23,000 tonnes -- from this year's harvest.” About 20 Moldovan companies now export fresh fruit to the EU market.

“Other companies also may export fresh fruits, as their output matches the quality standards. The problem is that the export lots must be 50 – 60 thousand tonnes. There are problems with forming the lots, with transportation, etc., and we work on them with the producers,” the minister said. The EU market demands dry and frozen Moldovan fruits.

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