Serbia: The largest raspberry-producing country in Europe expects a harvest that is half as much

The largest European producer of raspberries - Serbia - expects a raspberry harvest at the level 25-30 thousand tons, while last year they collected 55 thousand tons. This is reported in the review of the agricultural sector of Serbia by the Ministry of Agriculture of the Netherlands. It is noted that unfavorable weather conditions significantly affected the production of raspberries, reducing the yield by half compared to the previous year. If it is possible to avoid further hailstorms, 25-30 thousand tons are expected. Dobrivoje Radovic, president of the Association of Raspberry Growers of Serbia, said that recent hail and floods damaged about 15% of the crop, and in some areas, due to falling prices and lack of agrotechnical measures, the harvest was reduced by 40-70%. Production ...