Published in Scientific Papers. Series "Management, Economic Engineering in Agriculture and rural development", Vol. 22 ISSUE 3
Written by Ionel Alin GHIORGHE, Adrian TUREK-RAHOVEANU

Using empirical data provided by the National Institute of Statistics for the years 2011 through 2021, the paper's objective was to study the dynamics and distribution of maize cultivation area and production in Romania and its development regions. With 2.5 million ha of maize cultivation, Romania ranked first among the EU-27 in 2021. It is the second-largest producer of maize after France. Compared to 2011, the area planted with maize decreased by 1.6% in 2021. In the studied period, Romania's production climbed by 26.5%, and in 2021, the developing regions contributed as follows: 20.6% of South Muntenia, 17.7% of the South, 17.1% of the East, 14.5% of the North, 12.0% of the West, 11.9% of the North, 6.8% of the Central area, and 0.013% of Bucharest-Ilfov make up Romania. The yield of maize in 2021 was 5082 kg/ha, which was 22% more than in 2011.

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