STUDY ON THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOP MARKET IN ROMANIA DURING THE PERIOD 2007-2014

The aim of this article is to present the evolution of hop market during the period 2007-2014 in Romania. It is based on the statistical data provided by the National Institute of Statistics and by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. The indicators used for processing the data are the following: the total production, the cultivated areas of hop and the quantity of hop imported and exported. From the analysis of the results obtained we can observe a decrease of 69.51% in 2012 from the total production in comparison with 2007. In the last years of the period in study, from 2012 to 2014, it increased by 104.4%. However the inland production is insufficient for the local beer industry. Romania has to import vast amounts of hops to ensure the brewers requirements across the country.