Romania’s 2024 grain crop falls to lowest level in a decade

Romania recorded its lowest cereal production in ten years in 2024, harvesting 17.87 million tons, a 14.7% decrease compared to 2023, Economica reported on May 7, citing data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS). The drop was driven primarily by significant declines in wheat, maize, and oilseed outputs. This is the lowest cereal grain production Romania has recorded in the last ten years. The wheat crop fell to 9.29 million tons, down slightly from 9.6 million tons in 2023. However, the maize harvest saw a steeper fall, reaching 5.99 million tons compared to 8.5 million tons in the previous year. Barley and barley groats increased marginally to 2.19 million tons, while oats production dropped to 145,000 tons from 155,000 tons. Oilseed production was also severely affected, falling 28% year-on-year to 2.95 million tons. This included a 34% decline in sunflower output to 1.49 million tons, a modest drop in soybean production to 295,000 tons from 300,000 tons, and a ...