Animal products, meat and meat products market in Romania: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 3,778 supply contracts for animal products, meat and meat products through award notices on TED; the 2,244 of them that state a value (59.4%) add up to €19.9 million. Romania imported €1.74 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to animal products, meat and meat products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 0201, 0203, 0207, 1602, 1601 and 6 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 2.2% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 176 companies have won 14,114 public supply contracts for animal products, meat and meat products in Romania, in 621 award notices from 245 public buyers.
  • 100% of these awards went to companies registered in Romania.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 33% of all awards.
  • 6.8% 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, "Animal products, meat and meat products market in Romania", https://cresques.com/markets/ro/151-animal-products-meat-and-meat-products, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
176
since November 2023
Award notices
621
on TED
Public buyers
245
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€1.7B
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
14.1K
in 621 award notices
Awarded value
€59.1M
from 52% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
176
with at least one award
Public buyers
245
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 1919Nov–Dec 20232024: 4,0284,02820242025: 3,7783,77820252026: 6,2896,2892026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202319
20244,028
20253,778
20266,289
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €153.4K€153.4KNov–Dec 20232024: €13.3M€13.3M20242025: €19.9M€19.9M20252026: €25.8M€25.8M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€153.4K
2024€13.3M
2025€19.9M
2026€25.8M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Hospitals and health services: 5,053
  2. Police, fire services and prisons: 3,146
  3. Social protection: 2,521
  4. Universities, schools and research: 1,715
  5. Armed forces and defence agencies: 1,099
  6. Culture, sport and religion: 332
  7. Cities, regions and central administration: 244
  8. Environment and waste: 4
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Hospitals and health services5,053
Police, fire services and prisons3,146
Social protection2,521
Universities, schools and research1,715
Armed forces and defence agencies1,099
Culture, sport and religion332
Cities, regions and central administration244
Environment and waste4
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Nord-Est2,918
    RO21
    Nord-Est: 2,918
  2. Nord-Vest2,452
    RO11
    Nord-Vest: 2,452
  3. Sud-Est2,059
    RO22
    Sud-Est: 2,059
  4. Bucureşti-Ilfov1,679
    RO32
    Bucureşti-Ilfov: 1,679
  5. Sud-Vest Oltenia1,666
    RO41
    Sud-Vest Oltenia: 1,666
  6. Centru1,412
    RO12
    Centru: 1,412
  7. Sud-Muntenia1,097
    RO31
    Sud-Muntenia: 1,097
  8. Vest831
    RO42
    Vest: 831
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Nord-Est2,918
Nord-Vest2,452
Sud-Est2,059
Bucureşti-Ilfov1,679
Sud-Vest Oltenia1,666
Centru1,412
Sud-Muntenia1,097
Vest831
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 10.7%, Medium-sized 53.3%, Small 13.1%, Size not stated 22.8%Large companies: 1,516 (10.7%)11%Medium-sized: 7,528 (53.3%)53%Small: 1,850 (13.1%)13%Size not stated: 3,220 (22.8%)23%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies1,516 · 10.7%
Medium-sized7,528 · 53.3%
Small1,850 · 13.1%
Size not stated3,220 · 22.8%
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts)
Winners registered in Romania, by turnover (latest filed accounts): Under €2M turnover 39.3%, €2M–10M 30.1%, €10M–50M 22%, €50M and more 8.7%Under €2M turnover: 68 (39.3%)39%€2M–10M: 52 (30.1%)30%€10M–50M: 38 (22%)22%€50M and more: 15 (8.7%)
  • 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 turnover68 · 39.3%
€2M–10M52 · 30.1%
€10M–50M38 · 22%
€50M and more15 · 8.7%
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)2023: €1.8B€1.8B20232024: €1.9B€1.9B20242025: €1.7B€1.7B2025
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Imports of these goods into Romania, all buyers (EUR)
2023€1.8B
2024€1.9B
2025€1.7B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Bucuresti1,628
    Bucuresti: 1,628
  2. Iasi967
    Iasi: 967
  3. Satu Mare854
    Satu Mare: 854
  4. Galati843
    Galati: 843
  5. Baltatesti703
    Baltatesti: 703
  6. Cluj-Napoca691
    Cluj-Napoca: 691
  7. Botosani622
    Botosani: 622
  8. Targu Mures616
    Targu Mures: 616
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Where the buyers are (city)
Bucuresti1,628
Iasi967
Satu Mare854
Galati843
Baltatesti703
Cluj-Napoca691
Botosani622
Targu Mures616

173 of 176 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 0201, 0203, 0207, 1602, 1601, 0202, 0210, 0204, 0206, 0208, 0205 (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

33%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 33%

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

Lots with a single bid

6.8%

Lots with a single bid: 6.8%

Among 12.1K 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. MATRA S.R.L.176 public contracts in total
  2. OLYMEL FLAMINGO FOOD S.R.L.358 public contracts in total
  3. AGROLINEVOL S.R.L.62 public contracts in total
  4. COPANEX S.R.L.85 public contracts in total
  5. VASCAR S.A.61 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for animal products, meat and meat products in Romania?
176 companies won 621 contract award notices for these categories from 245 public buyers in Romania since November 2023. The companies that win most often are MATRA S.R.L., OLYMEL FLAMINGO FOOD S.R.L., AGROLINEVOL S.R.L., COPANEX S.R.L., VASCAR S.A..
How big is the animal products, meat and meat products market in Romania?
In 2025, public buyers in Romania awarded 3,778 supply contracts for animal products, meat and meat products through award notices on TED; the 2,244 of them that state a value (59.4%) add up to €19.9 million. Romania imported €1.74 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to animal products, meat and meat products in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 0201, 0203, 0207, 1602, 1601 and 6 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), down 2.2% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of animal products, meat and meat products meet buyers and distributors in Romania?
At trade fairs and congresses such as FoodService & Hospitality Expo, Fi Europe, EXPOGAST & RAK Porcelain Culinary World Cup, Sirha Lyon, BIOFACH, SIHRE — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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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.