Imports are displacing Romanian vegetables and fruits, over 80% of which are foreign.

Over 80% of the vegetables and fruits consumed in Romania come from imports, while domestic production barely competes with foreign products. Imported carrots, garlic, celery, and apples fill the markets, while Romanian potatoes and onions have almost disappeared. Small farmers are forced to reduce their acreage due to low subsidies and the inability to sell their produce, and the processing industry depends on imported tomatoes and fruits. This is reported by G4Food. In the markets and supermarkets, carrots come from the Netherlands, garlic from Hungary, celery from Poland, and apples from Italy. In the first five months of the year, imports exceeded exports by almost five times, and the total value of imported vegetables and fruits amounted to about €2 billion (≈75.6 billion UAH). President of the Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producers, Gheorghe Vlad, notes: "Romanian potatoes and onions have almost disappeared from the market. If nothing changes, in a few years imports ...