According to the data of the Republic Institute of Statistics, by the end of October 2023, Serbia exported agricultural products worth 3.8 billion euros, while at the same time it imported food worth 2.7 billion euros.
Thus, in the first ten months of this year, Serbia achieved a surplus in the exchange of agricultural and food products of 1.1 billion euros.
Quantitatively speaking, 3.8 billion tons of goods were exported, and 1.4 billion tons of different goods from the category of agricultural and food products were imported. Looking at categories, Serbia imported over 3,600 tons of live animals in the mentioned period, and exported 15,000 tons. On the other hand, as many as 68,000 tons of meat and meat products were imported, while 23,000 tons were exported from Serbia to the global market. When it comes to cereals and cereal products, exports were 1.5 million tons, while imports amounted to only 104,000 tons.
From agricultural products, Serbia imports the most fruits and vegetables, 467,000 tons, followed by beverages, 155,000 tons, and animal feed – 111,000 tons. If we look at the value of exported agricultural production, the most important products are vegetables and fruits, whose export value was over EUR 870 million, followed by cereals with EUR 562 million, tobacco and tobacco products EUR 450 million, beverages EUR 395 million, animal feed – EUR 322 million EUR, and the smallest was the export of animal products, oils and fats, EUR 4.12 million.
Also, the highest value of imported goods was on the side of vegetables and fruits with over 526 million euros, followed by coffee, tea, cocoa beans, and spices and spice products which were imported for 305 million euros, followed by various food products and processed products with imports of 253 million euros.
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