Serbia: Some discuss the purchase price, while others protect plantations and look for workers

Published 2023년 4월 11일

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The article highlights the challenges faced by Serbia's raspberry industry as the country prepares for the start of the harvest season in two months. The Ministry of Agriculture has noted that there are still around 30,000 tons of frozen raspberries from the previous season in cold storage, enough to last until the new season begins. However, not all growers have been paid for their raspberries from the previous year, and some are struggling to fund their production for the 2023 season. The current cost of producing a kilogram of raspberries in Serbia is PLN 5.36, and the proposed purchase price for the new season is PLN 12.00/kg, a price that divides opinion among growers. The situation has led to significant financial difficulties for many in the industry.

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In about two months, the raspberry harvest should start in Serbia. The situation in the industry there is extremely complicated. According to the estimates of the local Ministry of Agriculture, there are still about 30,000 tons of frozen raspberries in cold stores. At the current pace of exports, this means that the plants will enter the new season with last year's stocks. In addition, some of them have not yet paid the money for the raspberries delivered last year. Despite the state aid, there are many cold stores in the country that have not yet paid the producers for last year's raspberries, and the new season is getting closer. Not all entrepreneurs took advantage of preferential loans. Entrepreneurs claim that the conditions are unfavorable for them, and state representatives are of the opinion that they have done everything in their power. The debts of the processing industry are often also the debts of growers. Some of them did not pay their liabilities from last year. ...

Source: Sad24