Serbia lifted frozen raspberry export earnings despite slump in volumes

Published 2022년 10월 2일

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Serbia's export of frozen raspberries decreased by 33% in the first 8 months of 2022 compared to the same period in 2021, but revenue increased by 12% to 224 million euros. The country is expected to harvest over 90,000 tons of raspberries in 2022, with 15,000 tons unsold from the previous year. High purchase prices of fresh raspberries and competition from Ukraine are challenging Serbian exporters, especially with reduced demand from Europe and the USA. Despite these challenges, Serbian exporters are expanding into new markets such as Argentina and Saudi Arabia.

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The export of frozen raspberries from Serbia during the first 8 months of the year fell by 33% compared to the same period of 2021 to about 43 thousand tons, but despite the reduced quantities, 12% more revenue was received - 224 million euros, it is clear from data of the Group of producers of fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables of the Serbian Chamber of Commerce, cited by the local TV "Agro". Field estimates show that in 2022, Serbia will harvest just over 90,000 tons of raspberries, and another 15,000 tons of last year's frozen fruit remain unsold in cold storage. Pruning raspberries and preparing for winter Purchase prices of fresh raspberries are in the range of 500 to 650 Serbian dinars (€4.26-5.54 at the current exchange rate - note ed.) per kilogram, while the average purchase price in 2021 was 420 dinars per kilogram. Considering that a kilogram of raspberries in Poland was paid 3 euros at the beginning of the harvest and that in the last weeks of the harvest it fell ...

Source: Sinor