Richest apple fruit of the last decade. Farmers will harvest on average 30 tons of fruit per hectare
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We'll have the richest apple fruit of the last decade. Farmers will harvest on average 30 tons of fruit per hectare.
Gregory Eremenco in the village of Bilicenii Vechi, Sangerei district, has an orchard that spans an area of 45 hectares. He says he will gather 20 percent more apples this year than in 2017.
"This year we have good fruit We collect some 50-52 tons of apples a day, we collect well, we collect and store in refrigerators, here under Bălţi we deposit, we have to store about 400 tons," said Grigorii Eremenco , farmer.
A few days ago, the farmer started harvesting. Every day, almost 50 people work in the orchard.
They receive, as far as they work, and if we pay 30 dollars per kilogram, if they collect a ton of apples they have 300 lei a day.
Day laborers start working early in the morning because they have a lot of work to do:
"This year is a very good fruit, and it's normal, too, the trees are very, how to tell you, upload."
"The apple is tasty, this good year is good for us this year. Give God the time to cook, to pick it, to put it in its place."
Large apple production could cause a sharp fall in prices. Producers are also afraid they will face the lack of markets.
"I sold 3,40 - 3,60 lei last year, this year three times less and I think it's a trend, it will not be bigger. At first, the summer production is cheaper, I mean the apple the summer is cheaper, after that it rises a bit, so let's see that this year, the price was higher this year, "said Victor Ropot, a farmer.
In 2017, Moldova exported more than ten thousand tons of apples to the European Union. The Minister of Agriculture said the authorities are trying to identify new markets.
"There are some problems with the exports, but we will solve them. Right now the embassy is busy so we can export to India because until now we have no embassy in. I hope that in a few months we will solve this problem, but we can now export to both the West and the East, "said Liviu Volconovici, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Regional Development.
According to the forecasts of the Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters, Moldovan farmers will collect over 505 thousand tons of apples this season.
Gregory Eremenco in the village of Bilicenii Vechi, Sangerei district, has an orchard that spans an area of 45 hectares. He says he will gather 20 percent more apples this year than in 2017.
"This year we have good fruit We collect some 50-52 tons of apples a day, we collect well, we collect and store in refrigerators, here under Bălţi we deposit, we have to store about 400 tons," said Grigorii Eremenco , farmer.
A few days ago, the farmer started harvesting. Every day, almost 50 people work in the orchard.
They receive, as far as they work, and if we pay 30 dollars per kilogram, if they collect a ton of apples they have 300 lei a day.
Day laborers start working early in the morning because they have a lot of work to do:
"This year is a very good fruit, and it's normal, too, the trees are very, how to tell you, upload."
"The apple is tasty, this good year is good for us this year. Give God the time to cook, to pick it, to put it in its place."
Large apple production could cause a sharp fall in prices. Producers are also afraid they will face the lack of markets.
"I sold 3,40 - 3,60 lei last year, this year three times less and I think it's a trend, it will not be bigger. At first, the summer production is cheaper, I mean the apple the summer is cheaper, after that it rises a bit, so let's see that this year, the price was higher this year, "said Victor Ropot, a farmer.
In 2017, Moldova exported more than ten thousand tons of apples to the European Union. The Minister of Agriculture said the authorities are trying to identify new markets.
"There are some problems with the exports, but we will solve them. Right now the embassy is busy so we can export to India because until now we have no embassy in. I hope that in a few months we will solve this problem, but we can now export to both the West and the East, "said Liviu Volconovici, Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Regional Development.
According to the forecasts of the Association of Fruit Producers and Exporters, Moldovan farmers will collect over 505 thousand tons of apples this season.