Moldova in 2023, compared to 2022, increased food imports in monetary terms by 6.5% - to $978.6 million.
As the InfoMarket agency was informed by the National Bureau of Statistics, in particular, in January-December 2023, compared to the same period of the previous year, the import of vegetables and fruits into the country increased by 20.9% - to $231.1 million. Import of grains and products from them decreased by 13.5% - to $137.4 million, and various food products and drugs - decreased by 2.9% - to $123.3 million. Dairy products and poultry eggs were imported to Moldova in 2023 in the amount of $129.2 million, which is 11.2% more than a year earlier. Imports of products from the category “Fish, crustaceans, molluscs and aquatic invertebrates” increased by 17.8% - to $95.4 million. Imports of meat and meat products increased by 0.4% - to $79.2 million, coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and their substitutes - increased by 11.6% - to $84.8 million, and animal feed - increased by 4.4% - to $59.7 million. Imports of sugar, sugar products, honey increased by 7.6% - to $25.7 million, and the import of live animals in value terms increased by 49.8% - to $12.8 million. // 19.03.2024 — InfoMarket.
