The secretary of the Association for Plant Production and Food Industry at the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, Aleksandar Bogunović, has stated that the export of agricultural products from Serbia has increased by some 6%.
“Raspberries, with 259 million euro worth of export, take the first place, owing to the strong demand and good prices of raspberries. Last year, about 1.6 million tons of this fruit were produced in Serbia and 503,000 tons were exported, worth about 644 million euro, which represents an increase of about 19%,” Bogunović made clear. Cereals and fruits were mainly shipped to the EU countries and the Russian Federation.
He also says the main markets for raspberries are Germany, where around 37% is exported each year, France (17%) and Belgium (7%). Between 5% and 7% of raspberry yield went to Great Britain, the Netherlands and other EU countries, but Serbian raspberries also made it to the USA, Australia and Russia.
About 78% of apples end up in the Russian Federation, and Serbia is the largest exporter of apples to that country.
Source: serbianmonitor.com
