Moldova in the first quarter of 2024, compared to the same period in 2023, increased food imports in monetary terms by 5.9% - to $271.35 million.
As the InfoMarket agency was informed by the National Bureau of Statistics, in particular, for 3 months of 2024, in comparison with the same period of the previous year, the import of vegetables and fruits into the country increased by 10.8% - to $70.31 million. Dairy products and poultry eggs in January-March 2024 were imported to Moldova by more than $38.64 million, up 22.3% from the same period a year earlier. Imports of grains and products from them decreased by 23.3% - to $39.09 million, and various food products and drugs - decreased by 1.7% - to $29 million. Imports of products from the category “Fish, crustaceans, mollusks and aquatic invertebrates” " increased by 23.2% - to $25.87 million. Imports of meat and meat products increased by 43.7% - to $23.86 million, coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and their substitutes - increased by 2% - to $19.8 million, and animal feed - increased by 37.4% - to $16.96 million. Imports of sugar, sugar products, honey decreased by 41.9% - to $5.56 million, and the import of live animals increased in value terms by 33.5% - up to $2.25 million. // 13.06.2024 — InfoMarket.
