OREANDA-NEWS. July 24, 2014. Prime Minister Iurie Leanca visited the Pasarea Argintie (Silver Bird) poultry factory and Rogob sausage and meat factory from Ciorescu village, Chisinau municipality, the government’s communication and media relations department has reported.

Leanca discussed with the heads of the two companies about the way the cabinet could help producers, so that they were able to enter the European market. Leanca was accompanied and Agriculture and Food Industry Minister Vasile Bumacov and Director General of the National Agency for Food Safety Ion Sula.

The producers are interested in entering the European market, which will increase their incomes, will modernise the production process and, respectively, will contribute to improve the quality of products.

Initially, Leanca visited the rooms of the Pasarea Argintie company. The factory is endowed with modern equipment and produces 65,000 eggs daily. Its maximal production capacity is of three million eggs per day, and, at present, as it is not exploited, it produces 2 million eggs.

The enterprise is under restructuring and modernisation measures, in order to comply with the requirements of the European Union. Presently, the production is directed only to the local market. The Moldovan eggs have been exported to Romania, but, after latter accessed to EU, the market was closed, which negatively influenced on producers.

The head of the above-mentioned company, Mihail Scutaru underscored that his business might extend, if the Moldovan eggs would be exported to the European Union’s market. And in order to meet requirements, he will modernise the factory and observe the European sanitary standards.

The head of the Rogob company, Igor Rosca also highlighted that the opening of the European market would contribute to expand the affair. The factory is among the first three biggest producers of meat and sausages in Moldova.

„The production process is at the highest level. The European quality standards had been already observed, being implemented the most advanced technologies. The factory might bring higher profit, but the Moldovan market is too small,” Rosca said.

Leanca underlined that the government would support the enterprises, which intend to export to the European Union, including via the foreign funds, such as: the 100-million-euro-worth assistance provided to Moldova by Poland. The financial means are directed towards the financing of projects in the area of agriculture, food products processing, associated infrastructure, etc.

„The implementation of European standards means not only to ensure quality for the western consumer, but also for the Moldovan consumer. The European Union has a huge sales market, with clear rules, and the trade rules do not change over the night. European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy Tonio Borg is to visit us in a week. This will be a decisive visit, within which we will be able to set certain prospects, so that the Moldovan eggs, meat and sausages access the European market, to a certain extent,” Leanca said.

At the same time, Leanca emphasised that the Moldovan egg producers would have access to the European market in maximum six months, process that might take place even earlier.

The Moldova – European Union Association Agreement, signed in Brussels on 27 June 2014, provided the Moldovans with access to a market of over 500 million consumers.