The raspberry: An analysis of production in the Republic of Serbia from 2006 to 2016

Dragan Grčak,Dragana Grčak,Milosav Grčak,Slaviša Gudžić,Vera Đekić,Miroljub Aksić,Katerina Nikolić

doi:10.5937/aaser1947019g

Abstract

Raspberry production has a long tradition in the Republic of Serbia, and the raspberry is the most economically important berry crop. According to data for the period from 2006 to 2016, the Republic of Serbia was ranked fourth in the world in the production of this fruit crop. The paper presents an analysis of raspberry production in the Republic of Serbia using statistical data from the previous years, which were compared with 2016 data. For comparison and analysis, we used the data presented on the FAOSTAT statistical database website and the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS) website. The analysis of the available data for the period 2006-2016 shows that the total yield of raspberries in this period varied, as did yield in tonnes per hectare, which ranged from 5.3 to 6 tonnes, depending on year. A sudden decrease in total yield in 2012 and in all subsequent years until 2016 was also observed. This was caused by a sudden reduction in the area under raspberries.

Highlights

Based on the FAOSTAT data for the period 2006–2016, the supremacy of Europe in raspberry production is obvious
The primacy of Europe in the entire world production can primarily be seen in the fact that six countries from this continent are among the top ten world producers of raspberries
According to the data of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (Table 1), a total yield of 61 875 t of raspberries from a productive area of 11 041 ha was registered, with an average yield of 5.6 t per hectare; out of this, less than 0.1% of raspberries were produced in Northern Serbia (Belgrade and Vojvodina regions), while 97% of raspberries were produced in the area of Šumadija and Western Serbia, and about 3% in Southern and Eastern Serbia

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Based on the FAOSTAT data for the period 2006–2016, the supremacy of Europe in raspberry production is obvious. Europe produces nearly three-quarters of the total quantity of raspberries on an annual basis, convincingly ranking first with 72.2%, followed by South and North America, which together account for Received 7 January 2019 Accepted 8 April 2019. 25.3% of the total world raspberry production. The total world production of raspberries in 2016 amounted to 795 249 tonnes. The primacy of Europe in the entire world production can primarily be seen in the fact that six countries from this continent are among the top ten world producers of raspberries.

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