Agrifood Competitive Performances within Romania's Foreign Trade Pattern: Evaluation and Alerts

Research output consists in analyses of the major changes induced in the model and structure of agricultural and food trade of Romania during decisive historical stages, with emphasis on recent impacts as a member of the European Union, based on: Romania is net exporter of basic agricultural products, while importer of processed products for over two decades; main alerts concerning agrifood competitiveness are given by the dependence on imports, comparative trade disadvantages in relation to the EU, particularly concerning the quality of exports and trade policies inefficiency revealed by cheaper exports than imports, with negative impact both on Romanian consumers and producers’ incomes.