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27 April 2022

Romania seeks to revive Soviet-era rail line to boost Ukraine shipment
The work is expected to take two months...

11 September 2020

Romania's cattle breeding sector gets €7.4 million lifeline
The European Commission has approved €7.4 million to support Romanian cattle breeding companies that have been affected by COVID-19. ...

23 April 2020

Calculating the economic effects of Romania’s bluetongue outbreak
Lost export opportunities can send long-term shockwaves in any industry, but it’s proven particularly difficult for Romania’s fledgling cattle sector....

18 October 2018

OIE Reports Anthrax Outbreak in Botosani
ROMANIA - Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer, has reported an outbreak of Anthrax in cattle located in Botosani....

08 August 2018

Bovine Babesiosis Outbreaks Reported in Romania
ROMANIA - Dr Geronimo Raducu Branescu, President Secretary of State Chief Veterinary Officer at the National Sanitary Veterinary and Food Safety Authority has reported four outbreaks of bovine babesiosis, also known as Redwater or Tick Fever, in the city...

05 February 2018

US Beef Master Class in Romania Focuses on Alternative Cuts
ROMANIA - USMEF continued its strategy of using education to develop potential beef markets in Europe by partnering with De Silva Exclusiv, one of the leading foodservice and retail distributors in Romania, for a US beef master class in Bucharest. ...

21 July 2017

Advantages of US Beef Shared at Taste Ambassadors Event in Romania
ROMANIA - Introducing US beef in a country where it is not well-known, USMEF partnered with the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) at the Taste Ambassadors exhibition, an event for HRI professionals in Bucharest, Romania. ...

21 June 2017

Romania Reports Anthrax Outbreak
ROMANIA - The Romanian veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of Anthrax in Botosani....

19 October 2015

Romanian Backyard Cattle Victims of Latest Bluetongue Outbreaks
ROMANIA - Six further outbreaks of Bluetongue have been reported this week in Romania, whilst other parts of Europe have not reported any more outbreaks this week....

22 September 2015

Bluetongue Returns in Romania
ROMANIA – Bluetongue has returned to Romania, hitting several farms in the north east of the country....

14 September 2015

Further Bluetongue Cases Reported in Romania, Hungary
ROMANIA & HUNGARY - There have been two more outbreaks of bluetongue disease in Romania and one in Hungary....

11 September 2015

Bluetongue Strikes Again For Romanians
ROMANIA – Three cases of Bluetongue virus (BTV) have been confirmed in back yard cattle in Romania following months without any notifications....

27 February 2015

Romanian Meat Industry Expects VAT on Meat to be Cut
ROMANIA - Following efforts by the Romanian Meat Association (ARC) which has been calling on the country’s government to reduce the value-added tax (VAT) on meat, the recently released new draft of the country’s Tax Code states that the VAT on meat,...

28 November 2014

Bluetongue Cattle Deaths Rise in Romania
ROMANIA – Eight more Romanian farms have been confirmed with Bluetongue this week....

01 October 2014

More Romanian Bluetongue in Cattle, Sheep
ROMANIA – More Bluetongue cases have been confirmed in Romania across three central regions....

30 September 2014

Spate of Bluetongue Cases in Central Romania
ROMANIA - Farmers in central Romania have been reporting a rise in Bluetongue cases as the national death toll mounts....

03 December 2013

China Agrees 500,000 Cattle and 3 Million Pig Deal With Romania
ROMANIA – China has confirmed two large orders of pigs and cattle from Romania to satisfy meat demand, adding that whatever Romania can deliver, it can buy....

22 November 2012

Biomin Romania Exhibits at Farmer and Indagra 2012
ROMANIA - October and November were busy months for BIOMIN Romania as there were two very important fairs to attend. ...

05 July 2011

Mixed Prospects For Romanian Agribusiness
ROMANIA - The country is emerging from two years of recession and while cereal production is rising and investors are confident about the dairy industry, meat production is falling, according to a new market report. ...

05 November 2008

Romania Hope for 40,000 Tonnes of Beef Exports
ROMANIA - Romania might have available for export some 350,000-400,000 tonnes of beef annually by improving the breeds of cattle and by obtaining meat-producing hybrids....