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II. Historical evolution and (baseline) prospects for the
Romanian sector
Summary:
Regarding the pig herd, both the number of growing-
finishing pigs and sows have been slightly declining over the
period 2010-2019. Nevertheless, this decline was stronger
in 2018. The Romanian pig herd is expected to remain more
or less at current levels for the coming years, given that
there will be no worsening of the country’s disease status.
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II.2. Historical macro-economic conditions
 In the past, the development for the pig sector in Romania has
been linked to a slightly declining human population and growing
GDP. Both trends are a plausible scenario for the coming years.
 At EU-28 level, human population has been fairly stable.
 Although meat consumption in Romania was increasing in the
recent past, it is expected to remain slightly below the EU-28 level
in the near future.