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II. Historical evolution and (baseline) prospects for the

Romanian sector

II.1. Important characteristics Figure 1. Recent development of supply, demand and net trade (2010-2019)
 The Romanian pig sector comprises a limited
number of large scale commercial farms and Supply, demand and trade
1,000
more than 1.6 million pig holdings, hosting in 1.000 0
total more than 4 million pigs (319.8
thousands sows) in 2018. 800 -200
 The Romanian pig sector faces structural 600 -400
problems such as poor pig performance and
lack of efficiency, which eventually lead to 400 -600
higher production costs. -800
 Other problems that the development of the 200
-1,000
sector encounters are poor infrastructure and -1.000
production chains that are barely organised. 0 -1.200
-1,200
 The sector benefits from low feed and animal- -200 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
-1.400
housing costs. -1,400
 Romania is self-sufficient in feed crops such as -400 -1,600
-1.600
wheat, maize, barley and sunflower. However,
the country remains an importer of other feed Production pig meat (1,000 tonnes cwe)
crops such as soya. Net exports (1,000 tonnes cwe)
Consumption pig meat (1,000 tonnes cwe)
Source: EU and national statistics (2019 is estimated) Net exports live animals (right axis, 1,000 head)

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