Moldova cuts wine exports to Russia

Moldova exported $41.6m worth of wine to the CIS market in the first six months of 2007, 2.2 times less than a year earlier ($93.47m), the Moldova-Vin agribusiness agency told RBC.
According to the agency's data, Ukraine received $17.9m worth of liquor between January and June, 47 percent up from the same period in 2006, which represents 43 percent of Moldova's total alcohol exports.

Belarus and Kazakhstan came second and third as importers of Moldova's wines, cognacs, champagne and other beverages, with $15.89m and $5.58m respectively.