Moldova’s agricultural output fell by 30% in 2022, mainly due to a significant decrease in plant production, the country's statistical office said on Tuesday, citing preliminary data.
Plant production dropped by an annual 37%, while livestock production declined by 2.6% last year, the statistical office said in a press release.
In 2022, households registered a 5.9% annual increase in egg production, while the production of cattle and poultry inched down by 2.4%. Milk production by households dropped by 10.3%.
Details of Moldova's agricultural production follow (in thousands of tonnes, preliminary estimates):
| |
2022 |
2021 |
| Wheat |
851.1 |
1565.2 |
| Maize |
705 |
2,792.7 |
| Sugar beet |
382.1 |
757.8 |
| Sunflower |
621.6 |
960.1 |
| Fruit |
647.2 |
876 |
| Potatoes |
171.5 |
218.3 |
| Vegetables |
255.8 |
232 |
| Grapes |
528.2 |
490.7 |
| Rapeseed |
77.3 |
92.4 |
| Livestock |
171 |
175.2 |
| Milk |
264.9 |
295.3 |
| Eggs (mln. pieces) |
612.7 |
578.5 |
Source: BNS