OREANDA-NEWS. May 29, 2013. In Q1, 2013, wine production made up MDL 433 million in Moldova, 25.6% up as compared with the same period of 2012.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, wine sales return amounted to MDL 567.1 million in the reporting period. A total value of the wine dispatched in Q1, 2013 to the external and internal market was MDL 515.6 million, the wine at an amount of MDL 409.8 million being dispatched abroad.

In January-March, 2013 wineries of Moldova produced distilled alcohol beverages at a sum of MDL 236 million, 38.1% up as compared with the same period of the last year. Their sales returns totalled to MDL 274.8 million in the reporting period.

A total value of the distilled beverages dispatched in Q1, 2013 to the external and internal market was MDL 231.7 million, their export amounting to MDL 198.5 million.