Constantin stressed that, last year, Romania registered a positive trade balance for agri-food products for the first time in the last 20 years.
According to the minister, in the first six months of 2014, agri-food exports rose by EUR200 million from EUR1.8 billion in January-June 2013.
In 2013, Romania registered a trade surplus for agri-food products of EUR324.9 million, from a deficit of EUR745.5 million a year earlier.