Agriculture
UBM Feed Romania rebrands as Protena with new owners
UBM Feed Romania has rebranded as Protena following a shareholding restructure that sees East Grain Group and Poultry Investment.
Romanian entrepreneurial group Agroland, active in retail, agribusiness, food production and animal nutrition, continues its expansion strategy by opening two new stores in Mega format in Odorheiu Secuiesc and Orăștie. With these openings, the Mega network reaches 36 units nationwide.
Grup Șerban Holding has inaugurated the Moldavia Poultry Farm, an €11.5 million investment located on European Road E85 in Orbeni commune, Bacău County.
CEC Bank continues to support entrepreneurs from rural and agricultural sectors by signing a new guarantee agreement with the Rural Credit Guarantee Fund (FGCR), which allows refinancing of AGRO and RURAL loans.
Romanian agricultural biotechnology company Norofert has officially launched its new fertilizer production line in Chapecó, Brazil.
Agroland Group, specialized in retail, agribusiness, food production, and animal nutrition, has secured nearly €1 million in grants through the Modernization Fund to develop four photovoltaic power plants with a total installed capacity of 1.62 MW.
The Romanian Competition Council has authorised the acquisition of Agrifirm Magyarország Zrt. by UBM Grain Zrt., part of the UBM Group.
Agroland Group, a Romanian entrepreneurial business with interests in retail, agribusiness, food production, and animal nutrition, has announced a 23% increase in net profit.
Agroland, the Romanian entrepreneurial group, has expanded its national store network by opening a new MEGA-format store.
East Grain, part of the Agrofert Group, has successfully acquired a 90% equity stake in Maragro Group, an agricultural enterprise based in Giera, Timiș County.
Rodbun Grup, a local agribusiness company, has secured a syndicated credit facility with a state guarantee, totaling €17.3 million, to back its working capital and development plans.
Agrifood company DN Agrar Group has officially signed development and supply contracts with BSOG Energy, owned by Black Sea Oil & Gas.
KC Agro is significantly expanding its agricultural capabilities with two strategic new developments in Timiș County, Romania.
Local entrepreneur Dorin Bob has secured €4.6 million in EU funding to modernize and digitalize one of Romania's largest hazelnut plantations in Romania.
Romanian private equity firm Roca Investments has announced the completion of an amicable separation process within its agricultural holding, resulting in a full divestment from cereals producer RDF.
The new Agroland store in Arad is the first MEGA unit opened in Arad County, bringing the total number of Agroland stores in the county to four.
Domeniile Ostrov currently owns 1,200 hectares of vineyards located in the wine region between Ostrov and Constanța.
The farms within Holde's portfolio cultivated conventional wheat, rapeseed, sunflower, corn, peas, potatoes, sugar beet, and barley, as well as organic wheat, peas, and sunflower.
As part of its growth strategy, in the Q1 of 2024, Abatorul Periș SA completed the acquisition of two specialized meat processing units - Cathedral Distribution and Policalita.
The sale of feed and concentrates continued to hold the largest share of turnover, generating revenues of RON 100 million, a 15% increase compared to 2023.
Regarding the distribution of Agroland Agribusiness revenues by category, in 2024, the largest share of turnover came from the grain trading activity.
Planned investments include a new composting factory at the Lacto Agrar farm and the installation of solar panels on the rooftops of buildings at Apold, Lacto Agrar, and Cut farms.
The average annual temperature was 12.9916°C, making 2024 the warmest year in Romania's history of meteorological measurements.
The Agrii event, organized in Poiana Brașov, brought together around 500 participants for three days under the motto: "It is in our nature to grow together".
This amount represents the countervalue of the funds used from the state budget by APIA, in the period October 16–November 30, 2024.
Romania's annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 9.8% in November.
Romania leads the European Union in both VAT and corporate tax collection failures, losing approximately one-third of potential revenue from each tax, according to a European Commission analysis published this week.
ABB Romania has opened its new customer experience center in Bucharest, a space designed to showcase the company's solutions in electrification, automation, energy efficiency and motion.
As winter holidays approach, Romanians experience both the joy of gift preparation and the pressure of festive spending.
The Investment Committee designated by the Romanian Government for the Recovery Equity Fund has approved financing for five new investment funds in Q4 2025, announced the Ministry of Investments and European Projects (MIPE).