“We could bring value added to the Romanian economy by processing agricultural products. I would be happy if the Romanian government considered processing more of these products,” Bratu told “Mediafax Talks about Agriculture” conference.
The representative of the Romanian Brewers Association offered barley as example, saying that the gross value added between its sale price and the price of malt is 60%.
Bratu said that 35% of the EUR570 million gross value added generated by beer sector in 2012 was brought by brewery suppliers. Nearly EUR70 million of this amount was the gross value added from processing grains for beer industry.
Romania’s beer production covers 97% of local consumption.