Romania came in first place in Europe last year for sun-flower production, according to research done by the National Institute of Statistics regarding the state of crops in Romania in 2013. Sun-flower crops represent a tradition in Romania and the country managed to have the highest production yield out of the main european member-states.
Oil plants
Production increased by 79.3 percent, given that the crop area increased by 13.6 percent and yield per hectare was also on the rise. The biggest production hikes were recorded for sun-flower (+52.7 percent), soy (+45.2 percent) and rape (4.3 times).
Sugar Beet
Production: +37.6 percent
Yield/hectare: +32.7 percent
Crops area: +3.7 percent
Potatoes
Production: +31.8 percent
Yield/hectare: +42 percent
Crops area: -7.1 percent
Vegetables
Production: +13.6 percent
Grapes
Production: +27.3 percent
Yield/hectare: +37.4 percent
Crops area: -0.6 percent
Fruit (plantations)
Production: +11.6 percent
- Cherry trees: +30.4 percent
- Pair trees: +15.8 percent
- Apricot trees: +12.5 percent
- Plum trees: 11.5 percent
- Apple trees: +8.3 percent
Cereal output rose 63.9% in 2013 in Romania which, although ranked among the largest corn and wheat producers in the European Union, places near bottom in terms of yields per hectare, the country’s statistics institute said Monday.