He said the wheat and rye harvest rose 37% year-on-year to 7.3 million tons in 2013. Yield levels rose to 3,472 kilograms per hectare, from 2,650 kilograms per hectare in 2012.
Record production was also registered for barley, oat and rape, the minister said.
Barley output rose to 1.5 million tons in 2013, the highest level in the last 23 years, while rape production reached roughly 648,000 tons, sixfold higher on the year.
The oat harvest stood at 362,137 tons, Constantin said.