Romania's wheat crop is large enough to cover its domestic needs and provide a surplus for exports, said Agriculture Minister Petre Daea. In the country neighboring our country, 96 percent of the crop has already been harvested.

High temperatures and prolonged drought have affected crops across the country, particularly corn and sunflower seeds, with preliminary ministry figures showing damage to 205,257 hectares of some 7 million grain and oil crops. Romania is one of the largest grain sellers in the European Union and an active exporter to the Middle East. The country had a record grain harvest in 2021, of which 11.3 million tons were wheat. Its grain production is usually two or three times its own domestic needs. Black Sea Romanian ports In the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, docked ships have been working for months to export Ukrainian grain from Romania and landlocked neighboring countries in addition to their usual cargo. Shipments keep coming. The export route is one of the few left open to Ukraine, which was one of the world's leading grain suppliers before the conflict with Russia. Exporters have exported 1.46 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain through Constanta since Russia invaded the ...

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