https://croppo.ro/blog?lang=en Analysis and data about Romania's food chain. en-US Wed, 10 Jun 2026 11:40:26 GMT https://croppo.ro/blog/cine-castiga-din-mancarea-ta?lang=en https://croppo.ro/blog/cine-castiga-din-mancarea-ta?lang=en Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Food Economy Only ~14% of EU food prices reach the farmer. A deep look at the Romanian and European food chain using Eurostat and Commission data. You pay €2 for a kilo of tomatoes. The farmer gets less than €0.28. The other 86% is split between aggregators, processors and the big retail chains.

]]> https://croppo.ro/blog/harta-fermelor-romaniei?lang=en https://croppo.ro/blog/harta-fermelor-romaniei?lang=en Sat, 18 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Data & Research Romania holds 33% of all EU farms — and 92% are under 5 hectares. The anatomy of a unique agricultural structure, using Eurostat and INS data. With 2.89 million holdings, Romania is Europe's agricultural capital by count — and a statistical anomaly few people fully understand.

]]> https://croppo.ro/blog/cat-pierdem-pe-drum?lang=en https://croppo.ro/blog/cat-pierdem-pe-drum?lang=en Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sustainability The EU throws away 59 million tonnes of food a year. How much is lost between farm and shelf, why, and what a short chain changes. 59 million tonnes of edible food is wasted every year in the EU. Nearly a quarter is lost before it ever reaches the shelf — in warehouses, transport and retailer cosmetic standards.

]]> https://croppo.ro/blog/generatia-care-pleaca-din-agricultura?lang=en https://croppo.ro/blog/generatia-care-pleaca-din-agricultura?lang=en Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Demographics Only 6.5% of EU farmers are under 35. In Romania, just 4.1%. The anatomy of a succession crisis with food-security implications. For every EU farmer under 35 there are nine over 55. In Romania, only 4.1% of farmers are young. Within 15 years, half of Romania's farms could disappear.

]]> https://croppo.ro/blog/importam-ce-putem-cultiva?lang=en https://croppo.ro/blog/importam-ce-putem-cultiva?lang=en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Trade Romania exports wheat and imports tomatoes. Anatomy of an agricultural paradox worth €2.1B in fruit & veg deficit, using INS and Eurostat data. We're the EU's 4th-largest wheat exporter — and we import 70% of the tomatoes our people eat. How we got here and why reversing the trend is realistic.

]]> https://croppo.ro/blog/adevarul-despre-local?lang=en https://croppo.ro/blog/adevarul-despre-local?lang=en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMT Labels & Trust There is no EU legal definition of 'local'. How retailers use the word, what JRC research shows, and what real traceability looks like. 'Local' can mean 50 km. Or 800. Or anything. The EU never defined the term, yet 78% of shoppers actively look for it. An analysis of the most abused word in retail.

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