STRUCTURE OF CROP PRODUCTION IN SERBIA AND

EU

STRUCTURE OF CROP PRODUCTIONCrop Productive Area (ha)Corn 900.000 - 1.000.000

Wheat 550.000 - 650.000Sunflower 180.000

Soya 150.000 – 180.000Sugar beet 40.000 – 60.000

Potato 50.000  

Orchard

170.000Apples 24.000Plums 78.000

Sour Cherries 14.000Raspberries 11.000

Vineyard 20.000 – 22.000  

Fodder crops

240.000alfalfa 105.000clover 75.000

maize for fodder 30.000others 30.000

Flowers 350Rape seed 10.000Tobacco 5.000Beans 10.000

Cabbage and kale 10.000 – 11.000Paprika 10.000 – 11.000

Strawberries 5.000Meadow and pastures 710.000

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SERBIATotal agricultural area in Serbia is 3.861.552 ha without meadows and pastures. Serbia has 631.552 registered farmers and certainly app 100.000 unregistered.

Arable fields and gardens 74,3%, Fruit plantations 4,7%, Vineyards – 0,6%,

permanent grassland 20,3%, other agricultural land - 0,1%

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FARM SIZE IN SERBIA AND EU

Farm size (ha) Percent in EU (%) Percent in Serbia (%)

< 2 49,1 8,02 - 5 20,2 17,3

5 – 10 10,9 18,010 – 20 7,5 12,7 20 – 30 3,0 5,430 – 50 3,0 5,950 - 100 3,0 9,1

> 100 3,0 23,6

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ORGANIC PRODUCTIONCROP PRODUCTIVE AREA (ha) PERCENT (%)

Crop production (cereals, medical and spice plants, industrial

and forage plants, meadows and pastures)

 

5.333

 

72

Fruits production 1.884 25

Vegetables production 238 3

TOTAL 7.455 100

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ORGANIC PRODUCTION IN SERBIA> 60% of farmers have less than 5 ha and commonly are growing fruits (strawberries, raspberry and similar)Vegetables are commonly grown by farmers which have 5-10 haApp. 25 % of farmers who have 10-20 ha are growing cereals and oilseedsOrganic agricultural products are mainly being sold to wholesalers and processing companies. Almost 70% of primary producers make selling contracts at the beginning of season. Direct sales, for example at marketplace and retail stores, is being accomplished by 20% of farmers. This way of allocation leads to the fact that farmers can increase the price of their organic products only 10-20% and cannot create added value, neither bigger profit. Despite of all, there is a positive trend of production and consumption of organic products, mainly in the population aged 25-35.

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ORGANIC PRODUCTION IN EU

Country Area under organic production (ha)

Spain 1.800.000

Italy 1.200.000

France 1.000.000

Germany 1.000.000

Croatia 50.000

In EU area that is being used for organic production consists of 10.000.000 ha and it has around 250.000 registered producers.

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