Producers in Romania are demanding that the support be increased from 1.5 euros to 2.5 euros per square meter for crops in protected areas. The program represents state aid intended for small producers, for vegetables grown in solariums and greenhouses. The request was publicly communicated on Tuesday evening by the "Union Salvăm Țăranul Român", which warns that many vegetable growers risk giving up production if the support is not adjusted to the new economic realities.
"We ask for your support to obtain an increase of 1 euro/m2 for vegetable growers in protected areas, so that the total value of the support reaches 2.5 euros/m2," the farmers asked the Minister of Agriculture, Florin Barbu, emphasizing that the increase is "urgently necessary."
"This year, vegetable growers expect additional production costs and expenses compared to 2025 with minimum percentages ranging between 35% and 45% and maximums of 60%–70%," say the farmers' representatives. They are taking into account the price of electricity, which is expected to "increase by at least 70% starting in June," as well as taxes on agricultural land, buildings and machinery, which have already increased "by percentages ranging between 70% and 300%. At the same time, the materials necessary for production, such as seeds, fertilizers and treatments, have also become more expensive, say the farmers.
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