Grain trader Al Dahra is leaving Romania

to engage in agricultural activities and fertilizer production in Romania, according to the sources, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the company’s internal affairs. Al Dahra’s departure signals a shift in market dynamics in one of the leading grain exporting countries in the European Union. International traders began to enter Romania in 2022, when trade flows in the region shifted, and the port of Constanta became a key transit hub. However, as Ukraine regained access to the Black Sea route, shipments from Romania declined, leaving more traders competing for a smaller volume of grain. This has led to lower profits and higher costs for traders, according to Gabriel Razi, an analyst at Romanian consulting firm AgroBrane. Andersons Inc., an American grain trading company, stopped purchasing grain from Romania earlier this year. “Trading has become a game of survival, where only the strongest survive,” Razi said by phone. Al Dahra representatives ...