The decline in raspberry exports from Serbia is becoming a trend

In Serbia, raspberries are often called "red gold", although in recent years the producers have been in an unenviable situation due to the low purchase prices of the fruits, commented the local TV "Agro". In 2023, the downward trend in the country's raspberry exports deepened in terms of value, after there was a collapse in quantity in 2022, according to data from the Serbian Republic Statistical Service. For the last 3 years, the export of raspberries from Serbia was the strongest in 2021 - 99,861 tons, of which 1,900 tons were fresh produce and the rest - frozen. Then the revenues from them were the largest - 431.88 million euros. In 2022, when producer purchase prices were at their highest (500-600 dinars/€4.27-5.12 per kilo), exports fell to 68,752 tonnes, of which 1,387 tonnes were fresh raspberries, and revenues declined up to EUR 378.98 million. In the first 11 months of 2023, 65,995 tons were sent abroad, of which 970 tons were fresh raspberries, but revenues fell to ...