Local farmers planted rapeseed on 350,000 hectares, an increase of 20% on the previous season.
Although a risky bet, farmers continue to invest in rapeseed because the prices driven by industrial demand generate double the profit margins they would make from wheat.
Romania was the seventh largest rapeseed producer in the EU behind Germany, France, Poland, United Kingdom, Czech Republic and Denmark last year.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)