The first grape processing and packing house in Moldova was put into commission. It is located in Costesti village of Ialoveni district and was built within the regional development project “Group of Producers and Packing House for Modern Export Marketing Services”, IPN reports.

The investments in the house totaled 26.975,89 million lei, provided from the National Regional Development Fund. The sum includes the contribution of the regional grape producers association.

The construction works began in the spring of 2014. The packing house is 2,880 m2 in area and has a refrigerator with a capacity of 6,000 tonnes. The grape sorting equipment will be soon installed and the cold storage facilities will start to be tested.