The situation of the import and export of vegetables in Romania in the period 2007-2016

The state of import and export of fresh vegetables in Romania presents major imbalances, which tend to increase from year to year. Even if it is a vegetable-growing country, Romania imports fresh vegetables from countries like Turkey, the Netherlands or Italy, countries with a tradition of growing vegetables and significant areas of protected areas, benefiting from the benefits of this way of cultivating vegetables. In the present paper, using the technical-economic method of the comparison, based on the statistical data, an analysis was made of the areas cultivated with vegetables in the 8 regions of Romania, according to the main crop systems, the production made, as well as the quantities imported and exported.