By Iulian Ernst in Bucharest Romania ranks as the European Union’s leading exporter of wheat and barley in the first two months of the 2024-25 marketing year, amid lower exports from the union, according to preliminary (and incomplete, in the case of France) data published by the European Commission, quoted by Economedia. The European Union exported 4.82mn tonnes of soft wheat in the first two months of the 2024-25 marketing year, down 23% compared to the 6.25mn tonnes exported in the same period of the previous season. In July 1 to September 8, Romania was the largest exporter of soft wheat i…