As many as 3,450 tonnes of cherries, 1,355 tonnes of strawberries and 5 tonnes of sour cherries of the new harvest have been exported from Moldova so far, IPN has learned from the National Food Safety Agency.

The exports of cherries and strawberries in the corresponding period last year were 630 tonnes and 223 tonnes respectively. Sour cherries were exported much later than June 5 owing to the mid-April snowfalls that affected the harvest.

The list of fruit and berries intended for export was extended with raspberry this year. Almost 19 tonnes of raspberry have been exported so far.

The Moldovan fruit are sold mainly to Russia, Belarus, Romania and the Baltic States.