“We are in talks with FrieslandCampina to buy the plant of Taga. After retooling, processed quantities at the plant are likely to triple, to 50,000 litres of milk/week,” said Cosmin Moldovan, chairman of Somes Aries agricultural cooperative.
He added the legal entity he represents would still be a niche producer and production would still be largely sold to major processors.
Dutch group FrieslandCampina owns another two plants in Romania, in Cluj and Mures counties. Its growth model is cooperative-based.
The cooperative as a business development option is starting to gain ground in Romania as well, and the Dutch group’s model is being taken over by Romanian farmers, too. The number of agricultural cooperatives in Romania went beyond 1,800 at the end of 1H, 2021, in line with Trade Registry data.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)