AN OVERVIEW OF THE VEGETABLE SECTOR IN ROMANIA

The paper analyses the surplus and production in the period 2010-2021 for total vegetables, field-grown vegetables, vegetables grown in glasshouses and greenhouses, vegetables from home gardens and the main vegetable species: potatoes, tomatoes, aubergines, peppers, dried onions, white cabbage. For these, the main statistical indicators were calculated on the basis of areas and yields, that is, standard deviation, coefficient of variation. Romania's place in the European Union in terms of area and production of the crops analysed was also identified. Thus, Romania is at the top of the ranking for the area cultivated with cabbage (19.45 thousand hectares), it ranks 2nd for the area cultivated with aubergines (4.94 thousand hectares) and peppers (10.37 thousand hectares), and 3rd for the area cultivated with tomatoes (18.13 thousand hectares). In terms of production, Romania ranks 3rd for the production of cabbage (548.3 thousand tonnes) and tomatoes (95.86 thousand tonnes). According to the coefficient of variation, for the production of vegetable crops, the variation of the data series is small and the annual rate is negative, except for vegetables grown in glasshouses (4.66%) and peppers (0.19%). For area, the annual rate is negative, except for vegetables grown in glasshouses (4.64%).