THE TENDENCY CONCERNING THE EVOLUTION OF OILSEED MARKET IN ROMANIA

Abstract

Agriculture is the main branch of Romania's national economy, an important
sector, assuring agro-food product for export, materials for the industry and also,
food for population. In the growth a country, an important role plays the
international trade because it express the capacity of providing certains services
and to produce goods. Romania’s agricultural production in 2016 compared to
members states of the EU, places Romania, for both cultivated area and output for
the sunflower crops, on the first place. Also, rapeseed production has recorded a
continuous increasing trend in the analyzed period. The increased price is justified
by demand/offer ratio. The main purpose of the paper was to analyze the foreign
trade activity of Romania with oilseeds and the trends between 2007-2016. Were
used statistical data referring to land surfaces sown with oilseeds, productions, the
average yield per hectare, prices, import and export and also, the imports coverage
degree by exports.