1. Fruits and vegetables in Serbia

2. - Production of fruits in Serbia – 1.070.000 t (strawberry, cherry, apricot, sour cherry, raspberry, blackberry, pear, peach, plum) - Production of vegetables in Serbia – 2.016.000 t with mil tons of potato (tomato, cabbage, cucumber, carrot …) - Production of fruits and vegetables is increasing – according to market demands, use of new technologies

3. Production of fruits in Serbia Strawberry – 9.000t Cherry – 5.000t Peach – 22.000t Apricot – 5.000t Sour cherry – 102.000t Raspberry – 95.000t Blackberry – 30.000t Apple – 290.000t Pear – 3.500t Plum – 520.000t

4. New plantations Production – increase of areas under fruit production Modern plantations Certified planting material Varieties adjusted to the market demands Plant protection – professional assistance Irrigation and anti-hail measures

5. Production of vegetables Still small areas under plastic/ glasshouses Bigger production in open fields – seasonal character Small land parcels Lack of organization (sales of products) Potato – quite well regulated crop (seed and mercantile potato) Changes of assortment in favor of white varieties Standards in production

6. Standards - Traceability - Global G.A.P. - ISO 9001: 22000 -HACCP -BRC -Kosher -Halal -Accredited laboratories that monitor production

7. MARKET – placement 0f products - Local market - Processing - Export - surrounding countries - EU - Russian Federation

8. Export of fruits and vegetables Export of fruits Fresh: 280 000 t Frozen: 220 000 t Dried: 7 000 t Export of veggies Fresh: 60 000 t Frozen: 64 000 t Canned: 15 000 t Dried: 5 000 t

10. Export of frozen fruits (by countries) Strawberry - exported to 30-38 countries world wide Sour cherry, raspberry, blackberry, plum - the most important export to: Germany, Austria, The Netherlands, Belgium, France, Swiss, Denmark, Sweden, Finland etc.

11. Development of fruity sector Increase of areas under strawberry prodduction Change of varieties in blackberry production (chester, lohnes) Increase of areas under raspberry production Apple, pear, quince, sour cherry, peach, apricot

12. Evica Mihaljević Asocijacija Plodovi Srbije Hladnjacesrbije@yahoo.com Tel: +381.11.26.99.198 Mob: +381.64.120.18.56