The EU’s legislations on animal health is being amended. When these changes take effect and the Republic of Moldova is listed in the EU’s decision, the country will be able to export composite products to the European Union, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Economy and Infrastructure Iuliana Drăgălin announced in an event, being quoted by IPN.

As regards the dairy products, Iuliana Drăgălin said the procedure for obtaining the right to export these to the EU envisions a broader range of measures that are to be implemented at the national level. At the moment, the European Commission is examining Moldova’s file for the given sector and this would be followed by an audit mission similar to the one planned for this April, for products of animal origin.

The Republic of Moldova in 2019 exported dairy products to the value of US$5.8 million. Exports during the last four years declined annually by17% on average. The cheese products were the main exports in 2019 and during the last five years. Imports of daily products into Moldova have grown constantly. Imports rose on average by 22% yearly during the last five years to about US$58 million in 2019. This sum represents the potential for substituting the imports or the potential revenues that can be obtained by local processors if they have the necessary quantity of milk as raw material, said officials of the Ministry.