OREANDA-NEWS. July 11, 2014. Their import made up USD 30.1 million, down 7.2%, the National Bureau of Statistics reports. The grain and foods share grew from 3% from 8.3% in the total export volume and decreased from 1.9% to 1.8% in the total import one.

It should be noted that following the drought of 2012, the grain crop was good in Moldova in 2013. The harvest of crops and leguminous plants increased 2.2 times to 2 million 660 thousand tons. The bulk yield of wheat doubled to 1 million 007 thousand tons. In 2013, the average wheat yielding capacity was 1.7 times as much as in 2012.

According to the Agriculture Minister, about 160,000 tons of wheat gathered in 2013 have been meant for export.