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Ion Ionaș from Costești, Ialoveni District, runs a family business founded by his parent in 1995. His company is a key player in the fruit and table grape market, supplying the European Union and serving a diversified client portfolio. Through investments in infrastructure, storage facilities, and sorting lines, Ion Ionaș meets the requirements of major retail chains such as Lidl and Edeka and focuses on developing market-tailored packaging solutions.

Founded in 2001, the company Ionex Trans SRL from Costești, Ialoveni district, demonstrates performance and professionalism in the fruit industry, exporting its production almost exclusively to the European Union, according to Ion Ionaș.

Despite a very complicated season, in which much of the fruits have been affected due to bad phenomena such as late spring frost, hail and drought, the local producers continue to conquer the EU consumers.

Fruit producers in Moldova have invested heavily in table grape cultivation in recent years. One exporter says they have achieved their first harvest using the Pergola support system, which allows them to supply more than 1,000 tonnes per season.

Efforts to promote online fruit producers in Moldova, due to pandemic travel restrictions, and adjusting the technological processes of production and international certification of apricots this year allowed for the first time the export of Moldovan apricots to several countries of the European Union.

More than 20 internationally certified agricultural producers are active in the Republic of Moldova, allowing them to sell their goods on specialized international purchasing platforms. More recently, starting this year, the USAID project helped two agricultural producers to obtain, for the first time in the Republic of Moldova, Global G.A.P GRASP certificates, confirming the social responsibility of agricultural households.

The company Ionex Transa domestic fruit producer from Costesti, Ialoveni, was among the first economic operators in the country, which managed to implement the GlobalG.A.P. and GRASP safety and quality standards.