Agricultural and horticultural products market in Romania: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 703 supply contracts for agricultural and horticultural products through award notices on TED; the 440 of them that state a value (62.6%) add up to €3.56 million. Romania imported €1.01 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to agricultural and horticultural products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1801, 1201, 0602, 0603, 2401 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 29.2% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 117 companies have won 2,391 public supply contracts for agricultural and horticultural products in Romania, in 367 award notices from 186 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Romania.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 36.8% of all awards.
  • 9.4% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Romania — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €47.7 billion in 2025, 12.5% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Agricultural and horticultural products market in Romania", https://cresques.com/markets/ro/031-agricultural-and-horticultural-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
117
since November 2023
Award notices
367
on TED
Public buyers
186
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€1B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Romania: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
2.4K
in 367 award notices
Awarded value
€12.4M
from 55% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
117
with at least one award
Public buyers
186
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 33Nov–Dec 20232024: 50850820242025: 70370320252026: 1,1771,1772026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20233
2024508
2025703
20261,177
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €2.7M€2.7M20242025: €3.6M€3.6M20252026: €6.1M€6.1M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€2.7M
2025€3.6M
2026€6.1M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Police, fire services and prisons: 816
  2. Hospitals and health services: 575
  3. Social protection: 388
  4. Universities, schools and research: 276
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies: 121
  6. Culture, sport and religion: 121
  7. Cities, regions and central administration: 62
  8. Environment and waste: 29
  9. Other3
    Other: 3
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Police, fire services and prisons816
Hospitals and health services575
Social protection388
Universities, schools and research276
Armed forces and defence agencies121
Culture, sport and religion121
Cities, regions and central administration62
Environment and waste29
Other3
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Sud-Muntenia441
    RO31
    Sud-Muntenia: 441
  2. Nord-Est386
    RO21
    Nord-Est: 386
  3. Sud-Vest Oltenia342
    RO41
    Sud-Vest Oltenia: 342
  4. Bucureşti-Ilfov293
    RO32
    Bucureşti-Ilfov: 293
  5. Nord-Vest276
    RO11
    Nord-Vest: 276
  6. Sud-Est256
    RO22
    Sud-Est: 256
  7. Centru199
    RO12
    Centru: 199
  8. Vest198
    RO42
    Vest: 198
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Sud-Muntenia441
Nord-Est386
Sud-Vest Oltenia342
Bucureşti-Ilfov293
Nord-Vest276
Sud-Est256
Centru199
Vest198
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 3.9%, Medium-sized 60.2%, Small 19.7%, Size not stated 16.1%Large companies: 94 (3.9%)Medium-sized: 1,440 (60.2%)60%Small: 471 (19.7%)20%Size not stated: 386 (16.1%)16%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies94 · 3.9%
Medium-sized1,440 · 60.2%
Small471 · 19.7%
Size not stated386 · 16.1%
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 41.6%, €2M–10M 32.7%, €10M–50M 19.5%, €50M and more 6.2%Under €2M turnover: 47 (41.6%)42%€2M–10M: 37 (32.7%)33%€10M–50M: 22 (19.5%)19%€50M and more: 7 (6.2%)
  • Under €2M turnover
  • €2M–10M
  • €10M–50M
  • €50M and more
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Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Under €2M turnover47 · 41.6%
€2M–10M37 · 32.7%
€10M–50M22 · 19.5%
€50M and more7 · 6.2%
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)2023: €780.4M€780.4M20232024: €871M€871M20242025: €1B€1B2025
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Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
2023€780.4M
2024€871M
2025€1B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bucuresti278
    Bucuresti: 278
  2. Campina249
    Campina: 249
  3. Craiova114
    Craiova: 114
  4. Iasi113
    Iasi: 113
  5. Galati99
    Galati: 99
  6. Botosani87
    Botosani: 87
  7. Arad79
    Arad: 79
  8. Oradea73
    Oradea: 73
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bucuresti278
Campina249
Craiova114
Iasi113
Galati99
Botosani87
Arad79
Oradea73

113 of 117 winning companies registered in Romania have annual accounts in the open business registers; bands follow the EU SME turnover thresholds.

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 1801, 1201, 0602, 0603, 2401, 1209, 0407, 4001, 1211, 0601, 0409, 1214, 1213 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Romania

100%

Awards to companies registered in Romania: 100%

0 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

36.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 36.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

9.4%

Lots with a single bid: 9.4%

Among 2.1K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. OLYMEL FLAMINGO FOOD S.R.L.358 public contracts in total
  2. PARHAN COM S.R.L.196 public contracts in total
  3. LEGUME FRUCTE COM S.R.L.156 public contracts in total
  4. COPANEX S.R.L.85 public contracts in total
  5. SELGROS CASH&CARRY SRL98 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for agricultural and horticultural products in Romania?
117 companies won 367 contract award notices for these categories from 186 public buyers in Romania since November 2023. The companies that win most often are OLYMEL FLAMINGO FOOD S.R.L., PARHAN COM S.R.L., LEGUME FRUCTE COM S.R.L., COPANEX S.R.L., SELGROS CASH&CARRY SRL.
How big is the agricultural and horticultural products market in Romania?
In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 703 supply contracts for agricultural and horticultural products through award notices on TED; the 440 of them that state a value (62.6%) add up to €3.56 million. Romania imported €1.01 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to agricultural and horticultural products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 1801, 1201, 0602, 0603, 2401 and 8 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 29.2% from 2023.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.