Structure changes of fruit production of Republic of Serbia

Abstract

The share of fruit area in total cultivable area of Serbia in the investigated period (1980-2003) is 5.58% showing the tendency of slight increasing. In 2002 the plum is the leading fruit species showing the decrease of its share in total fruit production of Serbia. Plums have the share of 56.0% in total number of trees of productive age and 45.85% in total realized fruit production. In the fruit production structure of Serbia the second and third place have apple and sour cherry.

U ispitivanom periodu (1980-2003) učešće površina voćnjaka u ukupno obradivim površinama Srbije je iznosilo 5,58% i ispoljava tendenciju neznatnog povećanja. U 2002. u odnosu na 1980. godinu šljiva je bila i ostala vodeća voćna vrsta, mada se njeno učešće smanjuje u voćarskoj proizvodnji Srbije. Šljiva zauzima učešće od 56,0% u ukupnom broju rodnih stabala a 45,85% u ukupno ostvarenoj proizvodnji voća. Drugo i treće mesto u strukturi voćarske proizvodnje imaju jabuka i višnja.