The agriculture minister Adrian Chesnoiu has a meeting today with representatives of retail chains and Romanian sunflower oil producers, to assess stocks and reserves. The meeting comes amid substantial amounts of sunflower oil were purchased in recent days for fear that shops would run out of this product. Speculations on the topic are fuelled by the fact that war-affected Ukraine is the world’s biggest sunflower seed exporter. Romanian authorities promised that Romania has sufficient foodstuff stocks, including sunflower oil. They also recommend that people refrain from buying more than they need, so that everybody may have access to basic food stuffs. Just days before, for fear of skyrocketing fuel prices, unprecedented queuing was reported in petrol stations. The previous weekend, foreign currency was heavily purchased in Romania, amid rumours that the national currency would plummet. Romanian authorities warned once again that such fake news is designed to create panic among people. (Radio Romania International)
