Fruit

Food (in)security

14.May 2026. KS

Berries with hepatitis A: Germany issued a new warning for foodstuffs from Serbia

The hepatitis A virus was found in a frozen mixture of berries from Serbia in Germany. This is the seventh warning about illegal substances in foodstuffs exported from Serbia to the EU market

Food export

13.March 2026. KS

Slovenia withdrew prunes from Serbia as unsafe

A consignment of prunes from Serbia was withdrawn from the Slovenian market due to the elevated presence of sorbic acid. This is the fourth European warning since the beginning of 2026 due to foodstuffs exported from Serbia that do not meet EU standards

Fruit production

27.February 2026. Nikola Zdravković (Air Conditioning 101)

Catastrophic indicators for fruit growing: Ten types of fruit in 2025 had record low yields

Extreme weather conditions during 2025 led to 10 out of 16 monitored fruit species recording record low yields, which experts associate with increasingly pronounced climate changes

Seasonal job

29.July 2025 Marijana Maksimovic

Confessions of a picker: Blackberry skin

It sounds like a herbalist's recommendation to treat rheumatism, but being covered in blackberry juice is simply a consequence of picking this fruit and racing to get the owner to write as many kilograms as possible next to your name.

Exports at risk

15.July 2025 IN THE

Germany issued a warning: Hepatitis A found in frozen fruit from Serbia

The European Rapid Alert System for Food (RASFF) has announced that Germany has found the hepatitis A virus in frozen mixed berries originating from Serbia. It is warned that the consumption of this product carries a serious health risk

04.June 2025 MLJ

Cherries 1.500 dinars: To buy them, or to feed yourself for three days?

How is it possible that a kilogram of cherries costs from 1.200 to even 1.700 dinars in Serbia? And who can afford it

Fruit growing

16.April 2025 Milica Tošić

Frost destroyed the fruits: "There will be no fruit this year"

Although the big April frost was announced, none of the farmers were prepared for a temperature of eight degrees below zero. Stone fruits such as apricots are the most affected by frost. "There will be no fruit this year," farmer Dragan Kleut told Vreme

Weather (un)opportunities

25.March 2025. KS

Impact of frost on agriculture: Apricots suffered the most

The morning frosts that hit some parts of Serbia in recent days caused great damage to fruit growers. Early varieties of stone fruits suffered the most. Serbia is lagging behind in the application of modern agricultural technology

Agriculture

13.July 2024 S.Ć.

High heat: Uncertain what will happen to cereals and late fruits

What will happen until September with the production of corn, soybeans, sunflowers and sugar beets, no one can reliably say, according to agricultural expert Milan Prostran

The purchase price of raspberries every year is a concern of farmers

Agriculture

22.April 2024 TS / Nemanja Rujević

Warm winter, icy April: Fruit growers in Serbia are currently living a nightmare

The nights in Serbia are clear and icy. It is fatal for the fruit which, due to the mild winter, has already budded and blossomed. Raspberry growers are especially worried, because snow has fallen on the "red gold" in many parts of Serbia, but it is still too early to forecast prices

Agriculture and climate

21.March 2024. Nemanja Rujevic

Early spring and then frost: fruit growers in Serbia rely on luck

It has already happened that an entire crop of fruit has failed, Tomislav Jelić, a farmer from Čačany, tells us. Weather changes are a horror for fruit growers - because of the warm winters, the fruit starts early, and then it can be crushed by frost, if it comes

Food and pesticides

31.October 2023. Z.S.

Mandarins from Croatia destroyed on the Serbian border

A shipment of tangerines from Croatia that was intended for export to the Serbian market was stopped at the border and destroyed

Economy

31.October 2023. BG

Agreement with China: Which fruit is Serbia's export opportunity?

Serbia could export its surplus of wheat, corn, sunflowers, oil and fruit, especially apples, to one of the most populous markets in the world.

Fear of food

16.October 2023. Z.S.

Pesticides in food: Fruit growers don't follow the rules

Citizens have less and less confidence in local food, because fruits and vegetables are "full of pesticides". Fruit growers say that the problem is not in spraying, but in non-compliance with the rules and that the main problem is the use of cheap pesticides and lack of expertise.

Interview: Prof. Dr. Novica Miletić

29.September 2023. Ivana Milanović Hrašovec

In the new issue: "Yellow card" for food from Serbia

"It is important that all producers have knowledge, awareness that their products can be controlled. You know, the forest was not saved by the forester, but by the fear of the forester"

Economy

02.September 2023. S.Ć.

Ministry: Serbia is not prohibited from exporting fruit

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management denies today's announcements on social networks that the EU has banned the export of fruit to Serbia, and asks that panic not spread.

News

10.August 2022. S.Ć.

Less corn and fruit: Even if it rains, there is no escape

Due to the drought, there will be a ton and a half less corn than expected. We will use stock for export. The fruit yield will be 10 to 15 percent lower. The League of Socialists of Vojvodina requests an urgent declaration of a natural disaster due to the drought