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Recent developments in food consumption in Romania – between necessity and modernity

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  • Cecilia ALEWXANDRI

    (Institute of Agricultural Economics, Bucharest, Romania)

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This article analyses the recent developments in the food consumption of population in Romania, in the current period of crisis after the COVID-19 pandemic, in the context of the sharp increase of prices for the main foodstuffs and the stagnation/reduction of the real incomes of the population. The convergence trend of the food consumption pattern in Romania with that of the other EU countries for products considered nutritionally superior, for meat products respectively, is analysed. The study also presents the trends of adopting a healthy diet by the population, by switching to a vegetarian, vegan diet or replacing animal protein with plant-based protein in diet. As a general conclusion, the evolution of consumption in different categories of products reveals the existence of unsaturated demand, alongside with the need to increase nutrition quality by increasing animal protein intake and the consumption of products considered nutritionally superior (meat, fruits, vegetables).

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  • Cecilia ALEWXANDRI, 2025. "Recent developments in food consumption in Romania – between necessity and modernity," Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Institute of Agricultural Economics, vol. 22(1), pages 23-37.
    • Handle: RePEc:iag:reviea:v:22:2025:i:1:p:23-37
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    • E21 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Consumption, Saving, Production, Employment, and Investment - - - Consumption; Saving; Wealth

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