The raspberry harvest in Serbia is estimated to be half of last year's harvest

Serbia, which is among the largest producers of raspberries in Europe, expects a harvest of 25-30 thousand tons this year, compared to 55 thousand tons harvested last year, and if there are no more hailstorms, the AgroTimes electronic publication reported, citing of an overview of the Serbian agricultural sector prepared by experts from the Ministry of Agriculture of the Netherlands. Unfavorable weather conditions are cited as the reason, which led to a double drop in yields compared to 2023. Dobrivoje Radovic, chairman of the Association of Raspberry Growers in Serbia, reported that the recent hailstorms and floods damaged about 15% of the crop, and in some areas, due to the drop in prices and non-application of certain agrotechnical measures, the drop reached 40-70% . According to Radovic, the minimum purchase price of raspberries this year will be around 3.4 euros per kilogram. However, negotiations ...