Soft wheat exports in EU since the beginning of 2024/2025 season until March 23, 2025 have reached 15.46 million tons, on the drop by 35% compared to 23.75 million tons in the same period of 2024, according to data released by the European Commission. According to these data, over July 1, 2025- March 23, 2025, Romania was by far the biggest soft wheat exporter in EU, with a quantity of 4.367 million tons, followed by Lithuania (2.166 million tons) and Latvia (1.864 million tons). At the same time, corn exports in EU dropped by half, to 1.520 million tons over July 1, 2024 – March 23, 2025. In that case too, Romania is, by far, the biggest exporter, with 592,000 tons of corn, followed by Poland with 500,000 tons. EU barley exports dropped by 21% yearly, to 3.644 million tons over July 1, 2024- March 23, 2025, from 4.587 million tons in the sama period of 2023-2024 season. In that case too, Romania is a leader in EU with exports f 1.539 million tons of barley since the beginning of the present season to the present. As for imports, EC data show that EU soft wheat imports dropped by 14% annually, to 6.119 million tons, while corn imports went up by 12% to 15.369 million tons. Over July 1, 2024 – March 23, 2025, EU imported 3.987 million tons of soft wheat from Ukraine, on the drop compared to 4.995 million tons in the same period of 223-2024, while EU corn imports from Ukraine dropped to 8.808 million tons, from 9.106 million tons.
The second stage of the international Grand Chess Tour, one of the most important chess tournaments in the world, will take place in Bucharest from May 7 to May 16. The first stage of will take place in Warsaw, Poland. However, the event’s opening will take place on May 6. In addition to these two, […]
Voxxed Days Bucharest 2025 concluded the 2025 edition on 27th March, after two days of successful workshops and conferences. "I'm grateful we managed to bring together 300 developers and tech team leaders again this year, in a conference dedicated to a passionate developer community. It was a significantly bigger effort than in previous years, given […]
Romania’s civil shelters, which are to be used to protect people in the event of armed conflict, are few, unsanitary, and largely obsolete in terms of equipment, according to a report by the Court of Accounts. The audit conducted by the Court of Accounts on the situation of civil...
The organizers of music festivals Untold and Neversea have signed an agreement with the Bucharest City Hall to organize a "mega-festival" in the capital this year. The large-scale project is set for a pilot edition this year, with plans to have it "grow year by year." It will take place at Arena Naţională. The talks […]
Around 61% of Romanians say they have been the target of online fraud attempts, the most common consequences being the infection of the device with malware or viruses (42%) and the loss of money (30%), according to the latest study conducted by Reveal Marketing Research. Of those who have been targeted, 39% have experienced such […]
Showpad, active in AI-driven revenue enablement technology, announced the official launch of its Research and Development center in Bucharest. With headquarters in Ghent (Belgium) and Chicago (US), Showpad is "strategically positioning its new R&D center to tap into the rich talent pool and burgeoning technology ecosystem of Romania." It also underscores Showpad's dedication to accelerating […]
