9 sep 2013

The demand for certified corn seed from farmers in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) has doubled over the last three years, pushing producers’ sales to $1.6 billion, said Jagresh Rana, Commercial more

2 aug 2013

Creditors of bakery company Spicul Bucuresti, which has been insolvent for almost two years, Thursday rejected the reorganization plans submitted by legal administrator PwC and majority shareholder more

25 iul 2013

Romania will return to second place among corn producers in the European Union this year as its harvest is estimated at 11.3 million tons, leaving Italy (8 million tons) and Hungary (8.6 million tons) more

23 iul 2013

Ten countries in Northern Africa and Middle East imported EUR440 million worth of Romanian wheat in the July 2012-July 2013 commercial farming season, according to a ZF analysis based on Eurostat more

16 iul 2013

Businessman Jihad El Khalil, one of the leading farmers in Romania, announced investments worth EUR22 million in an alfalfa bale processing facility and a vegetable oil plant. more

5 iul 2013

Farming and food industry group Racova, owned by businessman Adrian Porumboiu, will start building several silos with a total capacity of 50,000 tons, close to its farms in northeastern region of more

1 iul 2013

Nidera, a Dutch-held grain trader, started construction of three grain collection facilities in Bailesti (Dolj County), Studina (Olt County) and Alexandria (Teleorman County) in southern Romania, more

24 iun 2013

Romania’s grain production estimated at 17.4 million tons will be 3% higher than Italy’s this year, putting the country on the sixth place among European producers. more

21 iun 2013

Farmers in Romania will start harvesting rapeseed in a few days, a winter cover crop that disappointed last year but should contribute EUR170 million to the country’s economy in 2013. more

20 iun 2013

Local farmers will harvest 6.1 million tons of wheat in upcoming weeks, 27% more than last year due to the good weather, therefore, prices are expected to be 15% lower than in the same period in 2012. more

19 iun 2013

Cezar Gheorghe, the CEO of Ameropa Grains (with EUR198 million sales last year), Victor Beznea, head of Nidera Romania (estimated turnover of EUR85 million last year) and Tsvetan Iliev, general more

10 iun 2013

The agriculture sector, which generates 6% to 7% of Romania's gross domestic product, has a density of only 20 tractors per 1,000 farmers. This is seventy times lower than France, the European more

7 iun 2013

Sugar processor Agrana Romania (BETA.RO), ended last year with revenue of EUR275 million and net profit of merely EUR0.5 million, 42 times lower than in 2011, a record year for the agriculture sector, more

6 iun 2013

Agribusiness group Bunge revealed the financial details of its acquisition of 55% in a Romania-based vegetable oil and biodiesel plant from Prio Foods in the second half of 2012. more

5 iun 2013

Farmers will harvest barley, which makes a EUR150 million to EUR200 million market a year, in just a few weeks and production estimates show the harvest should be somewhere around 1 million tons, more

5 iun 2013

Bancpost, Banca Italo-Romena, Alpha Bank and Banca Transilvania along with six grain traders including VA Intertrading, CHS, Brise Group, Alfred Toepfer and Cargill have about EUR19.5 million to more

29 mai 2013

Dole Romania, the local subsidiary of U.S. company Dole Food Company, the world’s largest fruit producer with turnover of $7 billion, has given up direct distribution in Romania after only four more

29 mai 2013

Mihai Anghel, who set up the Cerealcom Dolj group, with turnover of EUR120-130 million per year from agriculture, grain trade and wine production, estimates wheat productivity this summer will be 30% more

22 mai 2013

Orkla Foods Romania, the local division of Norwegian conglomerate Orkla Foods, targets 10% higher sales this year after the company’s 2012 turnover exceeded the 2007 level and reached EUR39 million. more

17 mai 2013

The abnormally hot spring season and insufficient rainfall are jeopardizing Romania’s entire fall harvest, namely EUR1.5 billion worth of wheat, barley and rapeseed crops, after all forecasts made more

13 mai 2013

Poultry processor EuroAvi based in Calarasi, southern Romania, expects to turn a profit this year after high feed prices brought its profit down to almost zero in 2012. more

9 mai 2013

Farming and food industry group Racova owned by businessman Adrian Porumboiu will start construction of a new bread plant in Vaslui (NE Romania) in the next few months. more

29 apr 2013

Romania’s 2013 wheat production has been revised up in April by the European Commission to 5.8 million tons, a rise of almost 10% on the latest estimate made at the end of March. more

17 apr 2013

The Romanian industry of farming equipment relies on just eight manufacturers, while 23 years ago, when communism collapsed, there were almost 30 manufacturers, says Ion Pirna, general manager of the more

15 apr 2013

Alcedo, one of the largest distributors of plant protection products, fertilizers and certified seeds in Romania, is building grain storage silos in key agricultural counties like Braila, Timis and more