THE POSITION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION IN THE ROMANIAN AND EU EXTRA-COMMUNITY AGRI-FOOD TRADE

Abstract

In the period of the centrally-planned economy, the USSR has been the top destination for the Romanian agri-food exports. Although the Russian Federation is currently the second major destination for the EU-27 agri-food exports (10% in 2012), the Romanian exports to Russia are still modest. The dismantlement of the CMEA (Council of Mutual Economic Aid) in 1991 contributed largely to the decrease of the Romanian agrifood exports to Russia in the ‘90’s. All along this time, Romania remained a net exporter in relation to the Russian Federation, and despite the recent bans for the animal and fish products, the export upward trend resumed since 2010. The present paper is analyzing the recent evolutions of the agrifood trade between EU and particularly Romania on one hand, and Moldova and the Russian Federation on the other hand, in terms of value, quantity and product composition.