“The total sales of the company rose last year due to the increase of the cultivated area and the increase of the production per hectare. We cultivate winter wheat, rapeseed and maize on a 6,941-hectare area, of which we own approximately 5,100 hectares in Ialomita county, while the rest, to 6,941 hectares, is leased area,” said Hans Poulsen, JD Agro Cocora manager.
The company’s production is sold to large grain traders, as well as to local millers.
According to Agro Cocora representatives, 2015 was one of the best years for the company.
As for expansion plans, JD Agro Cocora plans a 30% increase in the cultivated land area, to over 10,000 hectares, in the next three years.
JD Agro Cocora has been operating on the Romanian market since 2009 and is one of the largest grain producers in the local agriculture sector. The company is fully owned by Danish company Romanian Farm Invest AS.