MOLDOVA WINE INDUSTRY RECOVERS AFTER RUSSIA READMISSION
November 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALL
MOLDOVAN wine and spirits producers are celebrating a partial lifting of an 18 month ban on their products entering Russia, but the embargo has forced their industry upmarket to survive in alternative western markets. So, once the 15 Moldovan drinks manufacturers given permission to sell into Russia start selling product, prices are expected to be 30% more expensive, according to the US-funded Ukraine Agricultural Marketing Project. Prices have also been driven up by quality-focused investments demanded by the Russian government to lift the ban, ...
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