The analysis reflects for the first time the balance sheet data of the top 500 agricultural producers and grain traders in Romania.

"Romanian agriculture is going through an extremely difficult period. Margin compression in grain trading, the gradual exit of major players from this line, short-term financing instruments inadequate to the business model, pressure from continuously rising costs and falling sales prices simultaneously weigh on companies that, a few years ago, were experiencing sustained growth," said Adrian Lotrean, Founder of Infinexa. "The case of Grup Șerban Holding and other agribusiness companies in similar situations illustrates a systemic problem."

Company statistics show that during 2025, 458 applications for opening collective insolvency procedures were admitted against small, medium and large companies, targeting companies with total fixed assets of over €1.9 billion. The agricultural sector contributed 44 cases in the category of small, medium and large companies entering collective procedures, representing 9.6% of the total 458 admitted applications, with cumulative fixed assets of €115.2 million.

The 31 agro companies that entered procedures in the first quarter of 2026 generated a combined turnover of approximately €336 million, with a total of 953 employees at the date of opening the procedure, illustrating the real economic scale of the phenomenon beyond the number of cases.