{"id":445554,"date":"2026-05-31T11:40:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:40:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/"},"modified":"2026-05-31T11:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T08:54:30","slug":"moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/","title":{"rendered":"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#8217;s leading exporters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Republic of Moldova produces approximately 23,000 tons of walnuts in shell annually, grown on an area of about 18,000 hectares. The country also remains among the world\u2019s leading exporters, ranking 11th globally in walnut exports and 9th in walnut kernel exports, with shipments worth approximately $41.5 million, according to IPN.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development of the walnut sector was discussed at a conference marking the 20th anniversary of the Moldovan Walnut Growers Association.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ludmila Catlabuga, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry, who was present at the event, stated that the sector\u2019s development depends on the modernization of plantations, increasing added value, and access to advanced technologies and high-yielding varieties from the European Union.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe walnut sector remains a strategic one for the country\u2019s agricultural economy. The Republic of Moldova exports walnuts worth over $40 million annually, and value-added products\u2014particularly shelled walnuts\u2014represent the segment with the greatest potential for growth,\u201d the minister noted.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to MAIA, 86% of Moldova\u2019s walnut exports are destined for the EU market, with the country ranking among the top five suppliers to EU member states. The main destinations are Germany, France, Romania, and the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Moldovan Walnut Growers Association was founded in 2006 and currently has 129 active members, working with over 350 producers across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Republic of Moldova produces approximately 23,000 tons of walnuts in shell annually, grown on an area of about 18,000 hectares. The country also remains among the world\u2019s leading exporters,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":300664,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[133],"tags":[423,1138,2611,11162,5955,39088],"class_list":["post-445554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-economy","tag-eu","tag-export-en","tag-maia-en","tag-manufacturers","tag-nuts","tag-walnut-kernels"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#039;s leading exporters - ipn.md<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#039;s leading exporters - ipn.md\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Republic of Moldova produces approximately 23,000 tons of walnuts in shell annually, grown on an area of about 18,000 hectares. The country also remains among the world\u2019s leading exporters,&hellip;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"ipn.md\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ipn.md\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-05-31T08:40:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-31T08:54:30+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nuci.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Editor Editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@ipn_moldova\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@ipn_moldova\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Editor Editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Editor Editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0b947f67897e44a68e3a966df72ce971\"},\"headline\":\"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#8217;s leading exporters\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-31T08:40:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-31T08:54:30+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":225,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/nuci.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"EU\",\"export\",\"MAIA\",\"Manufacturers\",\"Nuts\",\"Walnut kernels\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Economy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world's leading exporters - ipn.md\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/nuci.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-05-31T08:40:02+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-31T08:54:30+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/nuci.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/06\\\/nuci.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#8217;s leading exporters\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/\",\"name\":\"ipn.md\",\"description\":\"Agen\u0163ie de pres\u0103 independent\u0103\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"IPN\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"IPN - Agen\u0163ia de pres\u0103 independent\u0103\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/photo_2025-02-05_10-45-59.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/11\\\/photo_2025-02-05_10-45-59.jpg\",\"width\":750,\"height\":500,\"caption\":\"IPN - Agen\u0163ia de pres\u0103 independent\u0103\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/ipn.md\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/ipn_moldova\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/ru\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0b947f67897e44a68e3a966df72ce971\",\"name\":\"Editor Editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/094fa596ac402a517a88a145c08b31ae75e8f114088578a3ac17be7e51cee238?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/094fa596ac402a517a88a145c08b31ae75e8f114088578a3ac17be7e51cee238?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/094fa596ac402a517a88a145c08b31ae75e8f114088578a3ac17be7e51cee238?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Editor Editor\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/ipn.md\\\/en\\\/author\\\/editor\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world's leading exporters - ipn.md","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world's leading exporters - ipn.md","og_description":"The Republic of Moldova produces approximately 23,000 tons of walnuts in shell annually, grown on an area of about 18,000 hectares. The country also remains among the world\u2019s leading exporters,&hellip;","og_url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/","og_site_name":"ipn.md","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ipn.md","article_published_time":"2026-05-31T08:40:02+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-05-31T08:54:30+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nuci.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Editor Editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@ipn_moldova","twitter_site":"@ipn_moldova","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Editor Editor","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/"},"author":{"name":"Editor Editor","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#\/schema\/person\/0b947f67897e44a68e3a966df72ce971"},"headline":"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#8217;s leading exporters","datePublished":"2026-05-31T08:40:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-31T08:54:30+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/"},"wordCount":225,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nuci.jpg","keywords":["EU","export","MAIA","Manufacturers","Nuts","Walnut kernels"],"articleSection":["Economy"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/","url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/","name":"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world's leading exporters - ipn.md","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nuci.jpg","datePublished":"2026-05-31T08:40:02+00:00","dateModified":"2026-05-31T08:54:30+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nuci.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/nuci.jpg","width":600,"height":400},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/moldova-produces-23000-tons-of-walnuts-annually-and-remains-one-of-the-worlds-leading-exporters\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Moldova produces 23,000 tons of walnuts annually and remains one of the world&#8217;s leading exporters"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/","name":"ipn.md","description":"Agen\u0163ie de pres\u0103 independent\u0103","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#organization"},"alternateName":"IPN","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#organization","name":"IPN - Agen\u0163ia de pres\u0103 independent\u0103","url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2025-02-05_10-45-59.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/photo_2025-02-05_10-45-59.jpg","width":750,"height":500,"caption":"IPN - Agen\u0163ia de pres\u0103 independent\u0103"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ipn.md","https:\/\/x.com\/ipn_moldova"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/ru\/#\/schema\/person\/0b947f67897e44a68e3a966df72ce971","name":"Editor Editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/094fa596ac402a517a88a145c08b31ae75e8f114088578a3ac17be7e51cee238?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/094fa596ac402a517a88a145c08b31ae75e8f114088578a3ac17be7e51cee238?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/094fa596ac402a517a88a145c08b31ae75e8f114088578a3ac17be7e51cee238?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Editor Editor"},"url":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/author\/editor\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=445554"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445554\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":445555,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/445554\/revisions\/445555"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/300664"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=445554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=445554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipn.md\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=445554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}