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Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Weather conditions impacted rapeseed planting in the fall of 2014 leading to poor emergence. Excessive moisture contributed further to plant deterioration.

Romanian domestic fish production has been on an upward trend over the past five years, but demand remains largely covered from imports.

The EU-28 production of sugar for food for MY 2014/15 is estimated to increase to 16.750 million MT in raw sugar equivalent (RSE), from 16.0 million MT in MY 2013/14...

Dr. Dumitru Baiculescu was appointed on March 19, 2015 as the new President of the Romanian Veterinary and Food Safety Authority.

The outlook for the MY2015/16 EU28 grain crop is positive with another sizeable crop forecast, albeit down from the record volume achieved in MY2014/15.

Total EU-28 oilseeds production for marketing year (MY) 2015/16 is expected to decline by about 9 percent to 32 million metric tons (MMT).

Bluetongue outbreaks, Romanian live bovine exports are anticipated to decline in 2014.

In June 2014, FAS Bucharest and AgroBiotechRom Association, the voice of the biotech industry in Romania, organized another successful biotech outreach activity.

Sunflower and rapeseed crops have responded well to the favorable climatic conditions in 2014.

Romanian farmers have witnessed another good crop year. Harvested crops are estimated to grow for both winter and spring crops this season.

At the beginning of November 2014, a Newcastle Disease outbreak was confirmed on a Romanian poultry farm.