What is the price of poppy seeds in Romania?

As of January 2025, poppy seeds in Romania is US$ 4.40 per kg (20.30 RON), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

Poppy Seeds Price in Romania - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Poppy Seeds Prices in Romania

US$ 4.40 / kg

20.30 RON / kg

MoM ▲ 28.8% YoY ▲ 28.8%

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Price as of: January 2025

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (RON)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.40	20.30	▲ 28.8%	▲ 28.8%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the poppy seeds price in Romania available is US$ 4.40 per kg (20.30 RON), up 28.8% year-on-year.

Romania exported 51 tonnes of poppy seeds in 2025, valued at US$225,831, ranking #17 out of 36 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value down 12.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$4.4036 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - poppy seeds in Romania

Exports UN Comtrade · 2025

In 2025, Romania exported $225.8K (51.3 t) of poppy seeds▼ 12% YoY. That ranks #17 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$225.8K

Export value

51.3 t

Export volume

#17 / 36

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$4.4

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top poppy seeds exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2025

#1 Czech Republic $64.8M · 41.5%
#2 Hungary $23.6M · 15.1%
#3 Slovakia $16.9M · 10.8%
#4 Turkey $15.6M · 10%
#5 Netherlands $12.3M · 7.8%

Annual export data Romania · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2025	$225.8K	51.3 t	$4.4
2024	$256.7K	75.1 t	$3.42
2023	$250.8K	75.2 t	$3.34
2022	$138.9K	35.4 t	$3.92
2021	$157.6K	33.5 t	$4.7
2020	$204.2K	51.2 t	$3.99

HS Code

poppy seeds is traded under Harmonized System code 1207.91. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Romania poppy seeds - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

The quantity of poppy seeds sold by Romania in 2020 was 45 tonnes. In 2019 Romania exported 33 tonnes of poppy seeds. For 2019 alone, the demand for Romania poppy seeds (oil seeds category) has climbed, changing by 153.846 pc compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, poppy seeds' exports grew by 266.67 pc earning the exporter US$0.10m for the year 2019. Romania's poppy seeds exports are classified as:

Poppy seeds, whether or not broken (HS code 120791)

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Romania poppy seeds export values

In 2019, Romania supplied poppy seeds worth 0.10m USD, an increment of 96.08% from 2018's total poppy seeds export of 0.051m USD. The annual change in value of Romania poppy seeds between 2017 to 2018 was 82.143 pc.

The annual change in the amount of Romania's poppy seeds exports between 2017 and 2019 was 266.67 percent in comparison to a variation of 153.846% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Romania's share of the world's total poppy seeds' exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Romania holds position 41 in world exports of poppy seeds.

Export markets for Romania poppy seeds ( in '000$ )

Romania's leading export markets for poppy seeds are Hungary, Moldova, United Kingdom (UK), Spain and Italy.

Import/Export Trends

Romania is a net importer of poppy seeds. The annual growth of Romania poppy seeds in value between 2015 to 2019 was 49%, per year, while annual growth in quantity through the same period was 57%, per annum.

Romania imported 1,117 tonnes of poppy seeds in 2019.

Poppy Seeds Prices Across Europe

Compare the latest poppy seeds prices in other Europe countries:

Italy$6.38/kg Moldova$6.76/kg Bulgaria$5.98/kg Netherlands$2.31/kg Estonia$8.53/kg Portugal$5.08/kg Croatia$3.56/kg Ukraine$2.26/kg Hungary$1.80/kg Belarus$3.90/kg Bosnia and Herzegovina$6.45/kg Spain$1.29/kg United Kingdom (UK)$2.85/kg Austria$2.27/kg Slovakia$2.45/kg

Other Oil Seeds Prices in Romania

Latest prices for other oil seeds in Romania:

Rapeseeds (Canola)$0.58/kg Sunflower Seeds$0.43/kg Mustard Seeds$1.32/kg Cotton Seeds$1.74/kg Melon Seeds$91.53/kg Sesame Seeds$3.49/kg

Scientific name: Papaver somniferum

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