Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 24 ISSUE 3
Written by Andreea-Daniela GIUCĂ

The horticultural market in Romania is an unbalanced one, in which the demand is greater than the supply, as a result the phenomenon of price volatility appears for these categories of agri-food products. The objective of the paper is to present the main trends on the vegetable market in Romania at the level of the last 7 years, based on the statistical data available in the database of National Institute of Statistics (NIS) from Romania and International Trade Center (ITC). The results showed that the demand for vegetables increased, while the supply showed slight downward trends, the largest share of production being intended for self-consumption, thus, our country is forced to resort to imported vegetables. This situation had a negative influence on the trade balance with vegetable products. In the period 2015-2022, the trade balance for the category of horticultural products registered an increase in the deficit of 311%, from -8,335,747 thousand euro in 2015 to -34,269,689 in 2022.

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