The world's grain giants, such as Alfred Toepfer, Cargill,Glencore and Bunge last year reached 800 million euros in exportsfrom the Romanian market, 30% more than in 2009.
The top five grain exporters in Romania in 2010 were AlfredToepfer International (Netherlands), Cargill Agricultură (US),Glencore (Switzerland), Bunge (US) and Nidera (Netherlands),according to data of the Romanian Association of AgriculturalProducts Traders. 90% of all grain exports from Romania, areaccounted for by multinationals.
"In terms of volume, the growth of exports was small, from 4.3 to4.4 million tonnes, but the value exceeded 800 million euros in2010, compared with around 600 million euros in 2009, thanks to theprice rise by up to 90% on international markets," said VictorBeznea, chairman of the Romanian Association of AgriculturalProducts Traders.
Grain exports have therefore come to account for over 2% of allRomanian exports, estimated at 36 billion euros in 2010 by theNational Association of Exporters and Importers in Romania(ANEIR).
Whilst names such as Dacia and Nokia feature frequently in theexport statistics of the last few years, as drivers of the exportsmarket - Cargill and Alfred Toepfer continue to keep a low profile,despite being among the top exporters of consumer goods in Romania,according to ANEIR data. Contacted by Ziarul Financiar requestinginformation on the value of exports, the export destinations andthe products exported, Alfred Toepfer representatives said the datawere confidential, while Cargill and Glencore did not answer ZF'srequest.
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