26 sep 2011

Vegetable oil producer Prio Extractie, a unit of Portuguese group Martifer, got the green light from Agriculture Ministry to store agricultural raw materials in a 150,000-ton silo at its oil plant in more

23 sep 2011

Jean Valvis, the man who created the Dorna (mineral water) and LaDorna (dairy products) brands, and brothers Ioan and Viorel Micula, who own European Drinks group, are now among the top ten corn more

22 sep 2011

Caroli Foods Group, a company with EUR77.5 million in sales last year and the largest multinational cold cuts producer in Romania, says it has adjusted its decision-making pace to match that of local more

25 aug 2011

Cargill, Alfred C. Toepfer, Ameropa and Nidera, four of the largest grain traders operating in Romania, had their best year ever in 2010, as their local business went up by as much as 200%. The growth more

22 aug 2011

Wheat producer prices ranged from 500 lei (EUR120)/ton to RON1,000 (EUR230)/ton, but many farmers are waiting for autumn and hoping for higher gains. The most expensive wheat in Romania, at over more

16 aug 2011

Crops of wheat, corn, rapeseed and sunflower, four of the most important agricultural products in Romania, are worth EUR4.1 billion this year, EUR1 billion more than last year, according to ZF more

3 aug 2011

In Romanian agriculture, there are 78.8 million poultry, out of which 48.3 million are reared in subsistence and semi-subsistence farms belonging to individuals. Thus, each of the 3.8 million more

29 iul 2011

Agriculture has started to become a business in Romania after last year saw prices of agricultural products skyrocket on international markets. Most farmers continue to have plots of a few hectares in more

25 iul 2011

Ameropa Grains (CCRL.RO), formerly Comcereal Constanta, one of the top five grain traders on the local market, exported 65,000 tons of agricultural products to Ameropa AG, its parent company based more

21 iul 2011

President Traian Basescu has requested that the government stop sending the bills for the reimbursement of eligible expenses for European Union-funded projects to Brussels. This means that the EUR5 more

19 iul 2011

Romania has a farming land area of 0.6 hectares (6,000 square meters/inhabitant), the largest in the European Union, and ranks fifth among EU members by total farmland area, with a lower population more

14 iul 2011

Romanian agriculture has suddenly become interesting for investors, with 10,000 new companies being set up in the sector in the first half of this year, 80% more than in the similar period of 2010. more

12 iul 2011

With a 9.4 million-hectare farming area, Romania has a 175,000-tractor fleet, while Poland, with 14 million hectares, has 1.5 million operational tractors, UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization more

7 iul 2011

Alfred C. Toepfer, one of the world’s grain trading giants, has bought a 12,000 ton silo in Biled, Timis county, for EUR2.8 million. more

6 iul 2011

The damage caused by weather conditions to apple harvests in Poland, Germany and Belgium, three of the leading apple producers in the European Union, made room on the market for Romanian companies, more

4 iul 2011

Radu Timis, the owner of CrisTim, a EUR79 million business in the cold cuts industry, is diversifying his business through a EUR2.5 million investment in a winery in Prahova county. more

4 iul 2011

Orkla Foods Romania, producer of Linco margarine and of Ardealul pate, boosted its turnover 14% in the first five months of this year compared to the same period last year, the company’s first more

29 iun 2011

Exports of corn and sunflower more than doubled in the first quarter compared with the first quarter of 2010, to EUR238 million. The advance was fueled by the record high prices of grain, but also by more

24 iun 2011

British journalists describe Romanian farmland as a safe investment for farming companies and investors alike, given the soaring prices of agri-food and farmland globally. Wheat and corn prices have more

23 iun 2011

At the start of this year, the sugar plant in Bod, near Brasov, with a history of more than 120 years, entered insolvency under the weight of debts. This is a new warning signal in the sugar industry, more

23 iun 2011

Expur Urziceni, a major producer of vegetable oil in Romania, part of French group Sofiproteol, last year posted revenue of EUR132 million, up 20% year-on-year, according to the information included more

20 iun 2011

Three companies that make cookies, bread and wine drew European funds for agriculture investments worth a cumulated EUR1 million, which helped them to upgrade production lines, while also providing more

15 iun 2011

Romania did not make any EU funds payments in May for the Transport operational program, which aims to develop local infrastructure. Between 2007 and 2013, Romania has EUR4.5 billion in European funds more

15 iun 2011

Radu Timis, one of Romania’s best-known businessmen, owner of meat processor Cristim, is carefully watching profit and wants to focus on exports in the coming years, as low consumer spending in more

13 iun 2011

Romania’s major grain traders such as Cargill, Alfred C. Toepfer, Glencore and Nidera exported grain worth EUR1.3 billion from June 2010 through 2011, according to Victor Beznea, president of the more