THE EVOLUTION OF TRADE WITH MEAT AND ORGANS IN THE PERIOD 2010–2020, IN ROMANIA

Diana Maria ILIE¹ , Ralu­ca-Alexan­dra RĂDOI²
RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR AGRARIAN ECONOMY AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT¹
UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND VETERINARY MEDICINE OF BUCHAREST²
Cor­re­spond­ing author email: necula.diana @ iceadr.ro
Abstract: This paper aims to ana­lyze the evo­lu­tion over time of the trade with meat and organs, in Roma­nia, impor­tant foods for a bal­anced diet. Sta­tis­ti­cal data indi­cate that, although Roma­nia has large pro­duc­tions, it is defi­cient in terms of ensur­ing meat con­sump­tion, espe­cial­ly with pork, which occu­pies the first posi­tion on the list of imports of agri-food prod­ucts. The analy­sis was car­ried out with the help of sta­tis­ti­cal indi­ca­tors: the evo­lu­tion of imports and exports for the peri­od 2010–2020 and the trade bal­ance. The con­clu­sions result­ing from this work under­line the impor­tance of the live­stock sec­tor devel­op­ment, con­sti­tut­ing an essen­tial ele­ment for ensur­ing food secu­ri­ty.
Key­words:import, export, meat, trade bal­ance, Roma­nia
JEL Clas­si­fi­ca­tion:Q17, Q02, Q13