The export of Moldovan wine products in 2021 amounted to 2 billion 990.4 million lei, an increase of 9.9% (+270 million lei) compared to 2020.
According to the National Bureau of Vine and Wine, last year's export of Moldovan wine products is the best result in the last 10 years. Deliveries were made to 71 countries. Last year, Moldovan companies exported 48.9 million liters of bottled wines worth 1 billion 775.8 million lei, which is 1.7 million liters more (+3.7%) in physical terms and 265 million lei (+ 17.6%) - in value terms, compared to the previous year. At the same time, the largest volumes of supplies of Moldovan bottled wines in physical volume in 2021 fell on the following countries: Russia - 16.2% (+29.5%), Romania - 15.7% (+5.3%), Poland 11 .4% (+2.5%), Czech Republic - 11.3% (+7%), China - 6.2% (-16.3%), Belarus - 5.8% (-30.1%) , Ukraine - 5.1% (-13.1%), Kazakhstan - 3.8% (-11.2%), Turkey - 3% (+85.5%) and Canada - 3% (+15.3 %). If we look at the top ten markets for bottled Moldovan wines by value, then in 2021 Romania leads by a wide margin, where sales grew by 31.3%. This is followed by Russia (+48.7%), Poland (+8%), Czech Republic (+14.8%), China (-10.8%), Ukraine (-2.6%), Belarus (-19, 2%), Kazakhstan (-5.2%), Turkey (+105%) and Canada (+17.9%). Bulk wine materials in 2021 were exported 66.9 million liters, which is 19 million liters (22.2%) less than in 2020. The revenue for them amounted to 706.9 million lei, which is 86.4 million lei (10.9%) less than a year earlier. In terms of volume, 97.2% of exported wine materials were shipped to the first 10 countries. Traditionally, half of the wine in bulk was supplied to Belarus, but with a decrease in volumes by 10.9%. Further, importing countries are located in the following order: Georgia/Abkhazia (-20.6%), Great Britain (+18.7%), Romania (-59.9%), Czech Republic (-36.9%), Ukraine (+ 100.7%), the Netherlands (+11.7%), Poland (-10.2%, Lithuania (-28.3%) and China (+21.6%). Last year, divins, brandy and distillates were sold 4.4 million liters of absolute alcohol outside of Moldova. And the volume of exports of bottled products reached 1.7 million liters. The cost of these products is 487.6 million lei, which is 75.6 million lei more than in the previous year. Deliveries to the first 10 countries account for 93.1% of the total volume. The TOP-10 markets for Moldovan divins and brandy in physical terms include Belarus - 46.7% (compared to the previous year, supplies increased by 58.5%), Russia - 14.6% (+104%), Ukraine - 12.5% (39.2%), Estonia - 5.5% (-13.1%), Georgia - 4% (+32.7%), Romania - 2 .6% (-27.6%), Israel - 2.2% (+4%), China - 1.9% (+22.3%), Germany - 1.8% (+43.7%) , Afghanistan - 1.2% (+1437%). Revenue from divins and brandy sent abroad amounted to 296 million lei. 2.7 million liters of absolute alcohol distillates (+450.1 million liters of absolute alcohol, or +20.1%) were exported in bulk for the amount of 191.6 million lei (-1.9 million lei, or -1%). They are in demand only in five countries - Belarus, Ukraine, France, Lithuania and Georgia. Half goes to Belarusian factories (51.8%), and in terms of cost it is already 72%. If we evaluate the dynamics of exports of all types of wine products in general in the TOP-10 countries in monetary terms, then in 2021, compared to 2020, supplies to Belarus decreased by 0.1%, to Romania - increased by 21.1%, to Russia - increased by 27.3%, to Poland - increased by 9.4%, and to the Czech Republic - increased by 3%. Exports to Georgia decreased by 0.3%, to Ukraine - increased by 27.6%, to China - decreased by 6.9%, to the UK - increased by 30.6%, and to Kazakhstan - increased by 10.4%. // 04.02.2022 — InfoMarket
