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Romania and its 19.3 million consumers offer increasingly viable market opportunities for U.S. food and agriculture. In 2020, Romania imported $10.2 billion of food and agricultural products, of which two percent, or $177.26 million, were sourced from the United States.

As a European Union (EU) member since 2007, Romania observes the EU regulations and directives, which are applied directly or transposed through national-level implementing regulations.

Romania applies European Union (EU) regulations on imports of animal and non-animal products from the United States. The legislation on export certification is generally harmonized at the EU level. Romanian legislation applies to the minor categories on which requirements are not harmonized.

This report provides an overview of agricultural and food legislation in Romania

EU-28 chicken meat production is expected to increase slightly again in 2019 driven by both domestic and export demand.

Drought conditions during late-summer and fall 2018 are negatively affecting the development of the winter crops across Romania.

New cases of African swine fever (ASF) were confirmed in Romania’s western region, including two counties which account for 18 percent of Romania’s total swine herd.

Romania’s total organic area increased by 14 percent in 2017, driven mostly by strong demand for organic grains and oilseeds.