Dinamica pieței de cereale în bazinul Mării Negre - contribuția României

Abstract

The paper presents the dynamics of the grain market in the Black Sea Basin. There are many reasons to focus on this area, such as the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, the international economic crisis, globalization, or climate changes. The Black Sea Basin has an important role not at the European level only, but also in the international trade with grains. The analysis focuses on the Romanian trade with grains. The main objective of the paper is to provide a global picture about the changes in the trade with grains in this area and the contribution of the Romanian market. The applied methodology is based on statistical analysis of the trade flows of grains using data series from the Romanian National Institute of Statistics and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, from EUROSTAT and FAO databases, as well as from statistical institutes of other countries in the region. Qualitative analysis based on interviews and opinion of experts in the field was also used. The results show that the Romanian grain market had positive evolutions. The current geopolitical context and the climate changes influenced significantly the dynamic of the trade with grains, in Romania and in the Black Sea Basin as well.