As many as 10,400 tonnes of fresh and dried plums have been exported to the EU by October 1 this year, the National Food Safety Agency has said. Thus, the plum export quota of 10,000 tonnes was fully used. Compared with last year, Moldova’s plum exports to the EU rose by 40%, IPN reports.

To be able to fulfill the contractual obligations towards the European partners, the Moldovan fruit growers asked to increase the export quota on plums.

The largest quantities of fresh and dried plums were supplied to Romania (4,240 tonnes), Poland (4,300), Latvia (610) and the Czech Republic (373). Currently, the Moldovan plums are sold in ten EU member states.

Plums are exported by 96 companies. A considerable quantity of fruit was exported to Russia – 18,415 tonnes, down 9,000 tonnes compared with last year. For the first time this year, Moldova exported plums to the U.S., Canada, Iraq and other states.