Sweet Potatoes To Moldova Peter Thornton NCDA&CS
General overview of Moldova Open economy EU autonomous trade agreements; CIS countries FTA; CEFTA member; FTA with Turkey. International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) member; WTO member since 2001; EU-Moldova Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement (DCFTA) signed on June 27, 2014; Diversified trade and FDI among EU, CSI, GUAM and other countries; No visa requirements for EU nationals and other 70 countries. Population 3.5 million Multilingual population 70% (Romanian, Russian, English, French, German, Italian, others) Free Trade Agreements 43 signed
Government Contacts maxim.popov@gov.md vlad.loghin@maia.gov.md
Lilian_Cipciriuc@dai.com Available Processing Prut Umpex
Measure 1.6. Stimulating investments for post-harvest/processing infrastructure development. SubMeasure 1.6.1. Packinghouses and refrigerators for storage of fruits, grapes and vegetables. Amount of support 1) 50% of the cost of the purchased equipment, machinery and construction materials in rural areas: - refrigerated warehouses for storage of fruits, grapes and vegetables; - packing houses.
Average wages, by country (2014) Net average monthly wages in the economy, by country, € (2014) The gross wages for workers in the industry range from 180 EUR - 450 EUR The gross wages for workers in the agriculture range from 120 EUR – 300 EUR Source: National Bureau of Statistics, each country 2014
Mathias von Tucher <m.vtucher@danlog.md>
Logistics in Moldova Logistics Freight forwarder would ship sweet potatoes to the port of Constanta, Romania (estimate-$4700, does not include cost of transportation to U.S. ports, which is estimated at $900. Export estimate information from KHS Transportation Solutions.) From Romanian port, sweet potatoes trucked to Moldovan processing facility. Estimates from Tobacco industry put cost at about $400. At the processing facility, sweet potatoes are washed, repackaged and sent to EU markets. Trucking a container to Poland estimated at $1,100. To Ukraine $500. To Russia $800.