Major agricultural producers in Romania and officials of the Agriculture Ministry announced at the end of last year that the drought had already compromised a good share of the rapeseed harvest and was endangering this year’s wheat production.
In 2011 Romanian farmers harvested a total of 7.4 million tons of wheat, up by almost 30% against 2010. The first estimates show that this year’s wheat production will fall by up to 20% to 6 million tons.
(English version by Daniela Stoican)