OREANDA-NEWS. November 21, 2014. According to Belarusian official statistics, a year before Moldovan wine exports amounted to USD28.8 million.

At the same time, supplies of Moldovan wines to Belarus for 9 months of 2014 increased by 1% as compared to the same period of the last year, reaching more than 3.1 million dal. Moldova remains at the 1st place by the volume of wine exports to Belarus, which is significantly higher than on the quantity and pricing of the other countries.

Thus, in January-September 2014, Belarusian wine purchases from Georgia made 105,2 thousand dal- USD 4.1 million, France - 84,4 thousand dal- USD 3.7 million, Italy - 77.3 thousand dal- USD 3.2 million, Spain - 81 thousand dal- USD 2,03 million, Chile - 50,6 thousand dal- USD 1.64 million, Germany - 64,2 thousand dal- USD 1.34 million.

In general, Belarus for 9 months of 2014 has reduced imports of grape wines, including fortified wines by 2%-up to 3,66 million dal, and in cash by 11%- up to USD 41,96 million. According to the official Belarusian statistics, in 2013, Moldova exported to Belarus 4.28 million liters of wine (at the level of 2012) in the amount of USD 40,75 million (+9%).

In general, in 2013 Belarus increased imports of grape wines, including fortified by 4%- up to 5 million 346 thousand dal. In value terms, imports grew by 26%- up to \\$73 million 786 thousand.