The MPs of the Bloc of Communists and Socialists (BCS) requested the Government to lift the ban on the export of corn as the farmers need to get ready for the sowing campaign. MP Radu Mudreac in a press briefing reminded that the executive imposed a ban on the export of wheat, corn and sugar for a period of 60 days, while the state of emergency is in force, arguing there is a shortage of such products, IPN reports.
“At the same time, last year Moldova obtained a record corn harvest of 2.8 million tonnes. The average internal annual consumption of corn in the Republic of Moldova does not exceed 900,000-950,000 tonnes. Moldova has about 1.8 million tonnes of corn that can be exported. This is an opportunity for farmers to obtain financial resources for preparing for the spring campaign given that the fuel and seed prices rose twofold already, while pesticide and herbicide prices grew three-four times,” stated Radu Mudreac.
The Socialist MP said a large quantity of corn remained in the fields. “The corn cannot be exported owing to the ban and also cannot be stored as it needs to be dried for the purpose. Given that the gas prices increased, the final cost of production will rise significantly. As the farmers have limited drying and storage capacities, they risk losing the corn, primarily the corn harvested the last few months or that was left in the fields,” said Radu Mudreac.
The Socialists consider the Government’s decision to ban the export of corn is incorrect and insist on the annulment of this decision.
Earlier, the Association of Grain Exporters “Agrocereale” also asked the Government to unblock the export of corn.
