> In 2017 Romania produced 1,314 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it fell by 18%. The record was 5,300 t in 1977. Area harvested: 3,213 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.

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# Poppy seed production in Romania

In 2017 Romania produced 1,314 t of poppy seed. Over ten years it fell by 18%. The record was 5,300 t in 1977. Area harvested: 3,213 ha, yield 0.4 t/ha.
The 2017 figure is imputed by FAO.

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Production, 20171,314 t
World rank—
10-year change−18%
Record5,300 t1977

## Poppy seed in Romania, 1961–2017 (tonnes)

## By year

| Year | Tonnes | Change | Area harvested, ha | Yield, t/ha |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2017 | 1,314 | +0.9% | 3,213 | 0.41 |
| 2016 | 1,302 | −12% | 2,974 | 0.44 |
| 2015 | 1,476 | −18% | 3,123 | 0.47 |
| 2014 | 1,797 | +0.3% | 3,550 | 0.51 |
| 2013 | 1,791 | +0.8% | 3,071 | 0.58 |
| 2012 | 1,777 | +0.9% | 3,006 | 0.59 |
| 2011 | 1,762 | +0.9% | 2,943 | 0.60 |
| 2010 | 1,747 | −4.2% | 2,871 | 0.61 |
| 2009 | 1,823 | +6.7% | 2,876 | 0.63 |
| 2008 | 1,708 | +6.7% | 2,644 | 0.65 |
| 2007 | 1,600 | +6.7% | 3,100 | 0.52 |
| 2006 | 1,500 | +3.7% | 2,117 | 0.71 |
| 2005 | 1,446 | +3.3% | 1,964 | 0.74 |
| 2004 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 1,833 | 0.76 |
| 2003 | 1,400 | 0.0% | 1,886 | 0.74 |
| 2002 | 1,400 | −22% | 3,000 | 0.47 |
| 2001 | 1,800 | −2.7% | 2,500 | 0.72 |
| 2000 | 1,850 | −38% | 1,400 | 1.32 |
| 1999 | 3,000 | −25% | 4,230 | 0.71 |
| 1998 | 4,000 | +100% | 4,306 | 0.93 |
| 1997 | 2,000 | +300% | 3,702 | 0.54 |
| 1996 | 500 | 0.0% | 300 | 1.67 |
| 1995 | 500 | 0.0% | 335 | 1.49 |
| 1994 | 500 | +400% | 200 | 2.50 |
| 1993 | 100 | −50% | 200 | 0.50 |
| 1992 | 200 | −67% | 300 | 0.67 |
| 1991 | 600 | −57% | 700 | 0.86 |
| 1990 | 1,400 | +27% | 1,300 | 1.08 |
| 1989 | 1,100 | −15% | 1,000 | 1.10 |
| 1988 | 1,300 | +18% | 1,500 | 0.87 |
| 1987 | 1,100 | +10% | 1,200 | 0.92 |
| 1986 | 1,000 | −50% | 1,000 | 1.00 |
| 1985 | 2,000 | +11% | 6,500 | 0.31 |
| 1984 | 1,800 | +20% | 6,500 | 0.28 |
| 1983 | 1,500 | +15% | 6,000 | 0.25 |
| 1982 | 1,300 | +63% | 6,300 | 0.21 |
| 1981 | 800 | −73% | 8,100 | 0.10 |
| 1980 | 3,000 | +67% | 8,300 | 0.36 |
| 1979 | 1,800 | −53% | 7,900 | 0.23 |
| 1978 | 3,800 | −28% | 8,400 | 0.45 |
| 1977 | 5,300 | +18% | 9,200 | 0.58 |
| 1976 | 4,500 | +181% | 8,200 | 0.55 |
| 1975 | 1,600 | −33% | 6,500 | 0.25 |
| 1974 | 2,400 | +20% | 5,700 | 0.42 |
| 1973 | 2,000 | −17% | 4,800 | 0.42 |
| 1972 | 2,400 | +26% | 6,300 | 0.38 |
| 1971 | 1,900 | −32% | 6,200 | 0.31 |
| 1970 | 2,800 | +75% | 6,400 | 0.44 |
| 1969 | 1,600 | +33% | 6,400 | 0.25 |
| 1968 | 1,200 | −70% | 5,100 | 0.24 |
| 1967 | 4,000 | +29% | 7,000 | 0.57 |
| 1966 | 3,100 | +24% | 6,500 | 0.48 |
| 1965 | 2,500 | +56% | 5,600 | 0.45 |
| 1964 | 1,600 | +33% | 5,700 | 0.28 |
| 1963 | 1,200 | −45% | 5,000 | 0.24 |
| 1962 | 2,200 | −46% | 6,100 | 0.36 |
| 1961 | 4,100 | — | 8,400 | 0.49 |

## Trade, 2024

Exports75 t USD 256,000
Exporter rank22 of 39
Imports1,439 t USD 4.3 m
Importer rank12 of 85
FAOSTAT detailed trade data, release of 23 July 2026; quantities in tonnes, values in current US dollars; exports include re-exports. [World exporters and importers](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/)

## Other large producers

[Turkey](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/turkey/)[Serbia](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/serbia/)[North Macedonia](https://husfarm.com/production/poppy-seed/north-macedonia/)
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## Other products of Romania

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[Agricultural production in Romania](https://husfarm.com/production/country/romania/)

Source: FAO. 2025. FAOSTAT: Crops and livestock products. Accessed on 4 November 2026. [fao.org/faostat](https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL). Licence: [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Charts, rankings and changes calculated by Husfarm.

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