First information on Romania’s maize production this year
Maize (Corn)
Wheat
Sunflower Seed
Romania
Published Sep 21, 2022
Tridge summary
Farmers have started to harvest the maize crops and this year's production will cover domestic demand, but "it will be available for export", said the Minister of Agriculture, Petre Daea while reporting to the Prime Minister.
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"Of course we are at the beginning of the maize harvest, we are only at 7%, output is different from one county to another. This crop has been more affected [by drought] and we will be able to draw a conclusion when we pass 50 percent. for export in the Black Sea basin, where we compete with the two flag countries, Russia and Ukraine," said the minister. 9 million tonnes of wheat – stored for domestic consumption and export Petre Daea also emphasized that in the case of wheat, 9 million tons were stored, a quantity that will cover both domestic consumption and exports. "At this time, we are covered in terms of grain crops and I say this because we have stored up to this date 9 million tons of wheat, which ensures domestic consumption and creates availability for export", the minister said. He also reported the situation for sunflower, a crop that farmers have harvested in percentage of 45 percent. "Farmers have also moved on to harvesting spring crops, primarily sunflower, which ...
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