Romanian vegetable production is delayed by one month and prices will double, said Rusu at a meeting with Agriculture Minister Stelian Fuia.
Importers know we face problems and will rethink prices, he added.
The entire production course will be affected, particularly in March and April, and the 2012 production will be delayed by at least one month, Rusu highlighted.
Romania has about 300 hectares of vegetable greenhouses, of which at some 75-80% have been affected by freezing weather in the first half of February, he said.
“I don’t think prices of vegetables will double, but the vegetable supply will be lower,” said the minister.