Agriculture
Agroland net profit soars over 20% in H1 2025
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.
This unit will transform 21,000 tons of manure annually into over 7,000 tons of organic fertilizer.
Nearly half of the companies whose applications were admitted went directly into bankruptcy, with no chance of recovery.
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Feed production amounted to 4,630 tons in Q3 2024, a 212% increase compared to the third quarter of 2023.
The platform acquired by Agroland Agribusiness is located on a plot of land covering 8,257 square meters.
Considering the difficult context, Holde Agri Invest's medium-term priority is to stabilize its financial situation and consolidate the business.
The 2023-2024 agricultural season has been marked by extreme weather events, severely affecting farmers nationwide.
The IMF projects that Romania's economy will grow by 1% in 2025 and 1.4% in 2026, according to a report released at the end of a mission in the country.
Despite significant market volatility, a new report by law firm CMS reveals that half of European dealmakers anticipate an increase in M&A activity over the next 12 months.
Romanian private healthcare operator MedLife has launched the new Institute of Orthopaedics, located within the MedLife Medici's Hospital in Timișoara.
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Premier Restaurants Romania, the operator of McDonald's in Romania, has reached a new milestone with the opening of its 110th restaurant, reaching a total headcount of over 7,000.