Photos of Local Producers at the Market in Ploiesti, Romania

...over here: carrots, celery, beets, etc...

These are, of course, local products, mostly sold by the producers themselves.

It’s worth noting that major Western hypermarkets hadn’t yet reached this area (at least in 2003).

Only two small supermarkets serve a city the size of Ploiesti, which is relatively few... ...but much to the delight of small merchants!

**In 2005, things changed in Ploiesti: the Carrefour group opened their largest hypermarket in Europe!