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Record EUR 100 mn bio product exports for Romania in 2010

Agerpres correspondent Mario Cretu reports: Romania has posted record exports of bio products in 2010 of 100 million euros, Chairman of the Bio-Romania Association Marian Cioceanu said on Thursday at BioFach 2011, the world's largest organic trade fair.

'The exports of bio products reached 100 million euros in 2010, according to first estimates, which is a record level compared with the year before, with oil seeds, honey, fruits and vegetables being the heaviest exported, particularly as raw materials, and some processed products,' said Cioceanu.

He mentioned that the increase in such exports, after a drop by 20 percent in 2009, was the result of public subsidies having been earmarked for producers of bio products, which boosted the areas under such crops and the number of producers.

'Consumption of ecologically certified products reached only 1 percent of total consumption in Romania, but most of such products came from abroad because Romania is still an export market for such products as raw materials and not as processed products,' Cioceanu explained.

He said that a solution to boost the development of the local market for bio products would be higher per hectare subsidies and aids for the time cropland is conversed from traditional farming to free-range farming.

There are currently more than 4,500 operators on Romania's market for bio products, which is valued at 10 million euros, that practice free-range agriculture, up from 2,900 in 2009, while land under bio crops increased from 240,000 hectares in 2009 to 260,000 hectares in 2010.

Germany is one of the most important destinations for Romanian exports of organic products. The Netherlands, Denmark, Italy and the UK are also important destinations.

Data with Bio-Romania indicate the highest in demand on the domestic market are cheeses, eggs, cereals and breads, while oil seeds, cereals, proteins and processed products including cheese, honey, edible bio oil and wine are highest in demand for exportation.

Romania is displaying at its own stand, February 16-19, in BioFach 2011, the world's largest trade fair or organic products, in Nuremberg, Germany.

There are 17 Romanian companies showcasing their products. This is the 5th participation of Romania, which is justified by the country being among the world's top 20 exporters of ecologically certified agricultural produce.

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