Title: An Analysis of Raspberry Production Conditions in Serbia
Abstract: For several decades now, the raspberry has been traditionally cultivated in major raspberry growing areas in Western Serbia. Serbia ranks second worldwide in raspberry production with the average production of 78,500 tones for the 1999-2005 period. Frozen raspberry exports to the world market account for up to 95- 98% of the total production, the remaining percentage of the crop being processed for domestic market needs. The world market has high quality requirements on raspberry fruit, the best price being attained for individually quick-frozen (IQF) raspberry. Variable economic conditions in the last years have not positively affected raspberry production in Serbia. Raspberry production is frequently limited by and highly affected by organisational and economic conditions. Only intensive and profitable raspberry production can provide regular abundant yields and high quality of fruit. Only this production can yield higher total output to cover production costs and gain the expected return. This paper gives a SWOT analysis of raspberry production conditions, aimed at defining strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities and threats of this production. The results of this analysis can be used to eliminate and mitigate all adverse tendencies in raspberry production. They can also help develop a strategy for further development of raspberry production in Serbia focused on limitations in this production, the creation of a national brand - the raspberry from Serbia, and the maintenance of its position in the world market, in view of increasingly stronger competitiveness in raspberry production (raspberry exports from Poland and Chile, and, in the past several years, from China).
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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