The Cereal Chain In Romania – Regional And Local Approaches

The paper intends to examine the market structure of the cereal chain in Romania. The general approach is an update of the cereal chain, with regional and local references to agricultural production, trade, processing, consumption and prices. The paper focuses on the agri-food chain of cereals. In the first place, the main characteristics of the agri-food chain are presented, as well as the long-term trends for the selected indicators. The purpose of this paper will be achieved on the basis of the following methods: the first part of the paper, focusing on the descriptive analysis of the main factors/indicators of the cereal market, is based on the long term trends of selected indicators (production, trade, consumption and prices) and the short- term fluctuations. These factors can be considered the main factors in the agri-food chain, and their development can also explain the movements and evolution of farmgate prices, as well as the final consumer prices, in the context of cereal production instability and price volatility.