OREANDA-NEWS. August 04, 2014. This is stated by the data of Belarusian official statistics. At the same time, in terms of deliveries to Belarus Moldovan wines for 5 months of this year decreased by 17%, from USD 17 million 146,1 thousand to USD14 million 274,5 thousand.

Moldova keeps the first place on volume of deliveries of wine to Belarus, which is significantly higher than in quantitative and cost indicators of other countries. Thus, in January-May this year Belarus purchased Italian wines – 38,9 thousand dal. for USD 1.44 million, French - 26,11 thousand dal for USD 1.4 million, Spanish - 54,57 thousand dal for USD 1.23 million, Georgian - 33 thousand dal for USD 1.03 million, German - 32,9 thousand dal for USD 619,9 thousand.

On the whole Belarus in January-May 2014 reduced imports of grape wines, including fortified wines, in physical terms by 2% up to 2.08 million dal., and in monetary terms - by 16% - up to USD 21,37 million.

According to official Belarusian statistics, in 2013, Moldova has exported to Belarus 4,28 million dal of wine (at the level of 2012) to the amount of USD 40,75 million (+9%). On the whole Belarus in 2013 increased imports of grape wines, including fortified wines by 4% - up to 5 million 346 thousand dal. In monetary terms, imports increased by 26% - up to USD 73 million 786 thousand