Food Industry Serbia

Serbia is a land of agriculture and the cult of food has always been an integral part of the country`s culture. Whether it`s fresh raspberries, apples, full fat milk, baby beef, paprika or mint, food from Serbia brings the taste and spices of the country to the farthest corners of the Globe.

Food industry is one of the strongest points of the Serbian economy. Trade balance of agriculture products is in constant surplus. Serbia is the biggest exporter of food stuff among CEFTA countries and the only net exporter. This highly-attractive sector accounts for 11.7% of FDI stock since 2001. The United States`s Pepsico, Molson Coors, Coca-Cola, Austrian Rauch, Swiss Nestlé, Denmark`s Carlsberg and others, choose Serbia as their preferable investment destination.

Fruit production is one of the key sub-sectors of Serbia`s economic development. With fruit export of 57.6 euros per capita, Serbia is on the 13^th place in the world, considering data from 2014. In 2015 export of Serbian fruits amounted 526,1 million EUR. Serbia is largest provider of frozen fruit to French and Belgium market, and the second largest to the German market in 2015.  In 2015 Serbia accounted for more than 21% of entire world raspberry production. With around 79.000 tons produced Serbia was the largest exporter of raspberries in 2015 globally.

Serbia is blessed with favorable climate, geographic position and other relevant preconditions for cultivation of organic food, such as: large arable land without chemical treatments, proximity of the EU market, high percentage of rural population, etc. On more than 15,000 hectares of agriculture land, Serbian organic production mostly consists of fruit and filed crops, with constant growth of cereals and oilseeds production.

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