The drought in 2020 also led to a decline in wheat production, which means Romania dropped two places to sixth, with a production of 6.4 milion tons, almost five times lower than the top producer’s, France. Second leading producer was Germany, 22.1 million tons, followed by Poland, 11.7 million tons, Spain, 8.2 million tons and Italy, 6.7 million tons, according to the same source.
The good news is that Romania remained in the lead when it comes to sunflower production, with a 2 million-ton harvest, compared with 3.4 million in the farming year 2019.
Romania’s grain production shrank by some 30 million tons to 18.9 million tons in 2020 compared with 2019, due to the drought, which primarily affected Moldavia and the SE of the country, National Statistics Institute data show.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)