Romania was awarded the “exceptional” rating by the Group on Earth Observations Global Agricultural Monitoring Initiative (GEOGLAM).
Wheat harvest above the national average of 5,340 kg/hectare was recorded in western Romania, in the counties of Satu Mare, Bihor, Arad, Timis, as well as in the counties of Olt, Caraș Severin, Ialomița, Calarași, Braila, Galați, Mures, Neamț, Botosani, Bacau and Buzau.
The average barley production per hectare recorded until August 23 is 5,599 kg/hectare. The counties of Bihor, Arad, Galați, Ialomița, Caraș Severin, Constanta, Braila, Olt, Mures, Calarasi, Timis, Dolj and Giurgiu exceeded the national average.
Maize and sunflower crops are expected to reach 13.7 million tons and 3.2 million tons, respectively, thus autumn, the data also show.
The purpose of the GEOGLAM is to increase market transparency and improve food security by producing and disseminating relevant, timely, and actionable information on agricultural conditions and outlooks of production at national, regional, and global scales. It achieves this by strengthening the international community’s capacity to utilize coordinated, comprehensive, and sustained Earth observations.