Potato shortage and growing demand for imported strawberries, results of April 2022 in Serbia

Published 2022년 7월 28일

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In April 2022, Serbia experienced a significant shift in its agricultural trade, with a notable decrease in potato exports and a substantial increase in imports, resulting in a net import of 8.3 thousand tons of potatoes. This period also saw a decline in imports of root crops such as carrots, beets, and radishes. Simultaneously, there was a peak in the demand for imported garden strawberries, with records showing a 33% increase from the previous year, mainly supplied by Greece. Conversely, imports of oranges and other exotic fruits, such as pineapples and dates, saw a significant decrease, with Spain and Greece being the main suppliers of oranges and Costa Rica dominating the pineapple market.

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April of this year in the foreign trade of vegetables and fruits in Serbia was again marked by a sharp decline in potato exports and an equally significant increase in its imports. At the same time, imports of root crops (carrots, beets, radishes, etc.) decreased compared to the previous year. In the fruit trade segment, Serbian importers bought a record volume of garden strawberries, but reduced imports of oranges and some exotic categories. EF Trade Alerts. Serbia. Vegetables The difficult situation with the shortage of potatoes on the Serbian market by April only intensified this season, provoking a further decline in exports and an increase in imports of these products. Thus, export deliveries of potatoes from Serbia in April 2022 fell by almost seven and a half times, and imports of this product reached an almost record high over the past few years! As a result, the country remained a net importer of potatoes, and its imports (8.3 thousand tons) were 29 times higher than ...

Source: Eastfruit