EVOLUTION AND TRENDS IN TRADE IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS

Moldova's foreign trade value will exceed 10 billion U.S. dollars, exports increased by 12 percent annually and imports by about 9, 4 percent in the years 2014 to 2016, according to preliminary forecasts prepared by the Ministry of Economy. For 2013, an increase of 7,5 percent and 6 percent of exports imports. The foreign trade trends may come back in 2011, when supplies of Moldovan goods to foreign markets grew faster than imports. In 2012 exports fell by 2,5%, while imports rose 0,4%. Key words: competitiveness, export, food products, import, trend, trade balance