Milk and dairy products in the foreign trade balance of Serbia

Abstract

In order to approach EU policies in the milk production sector in Serbia, big changes can be expected, according to the experiences of the neighboring countries that have gone through this development process in an easier or harder way. In the foreign trade of milk and dairy products, Serbia has realized positive balance and is one of the leading countries in this production in the region. In order to strengthen the market position of Serbia and observe realistic export potentials, this article analyzes foreign trade balance for dairy products by commodity groups and provides an analysis of the countries that are primarily involved in the exchange of goods. In the period 2008-2013, the Republic of Serbia exported dairy products amounting to 35.2 million dollars, and imported 22.1 million dollars. In terms of value, Serbia exports almost two times more products that are of lower processing level compared to the final products that achieve significantly higher market prices.

U cilju približavanja politike EU u sektoru proizvodnje mleka u Srbiji mogu se očekivati velike promene o tome govore iskustva zemalja u okruženju koje su lakše ili teže prošle kroz ove razvojne procese. U spoljnotrgovinskoj razmeni mleka i mlečnih proizvoda Srbija ostvaruje pozitivan bilans i predstavlja jednu od vodećih zemalja u ovoj proizvodnji u regionu. Radi jačanja tržišnih pozicija Srbije i sagledavanja realnih izvoznih potencijala u radu je data spoljnotrgovinska analiza mleka i proizvoda po robnim grupama i data je analiza po zemljama koje su primarno uključene u robnu razmenu. U posmatranom periodu 2008-2013 godina Republika Srbija je izvezla mleka i mlečnih proizvoda u vrednosti od 35,2 mil. dolara, a uvezla 22,1 mil. dolara. Sa vrednosnog aspekta Srbija skoro dva puta više izveze proizvode koji su nižeg stepena prerade, u odnosu na finalne proizvode koji postižu znatno veću tržišnu cenu.