Consumption of agrarian products and national diet quality in SCG: Long term characteristics

Abstract

FR Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) as unique economic area, no matter to the level of exploitation of natural potentialities and built capacities, accomplishes net-surplus of food products. It is the result of decreasing level of consumption of products of great significance per capita and non balanced dynamics of consumption changes of some products, by intensity and by direction of changes as well. Consumption analysis of food products among countries reveals differences by regions and consumption specificities. Differences are the result of achieved level of total social-economic development, structure of agricultural production and specialized habits of national diet. Consumption of food products, beverages and tobacco is important index of structure of total expenditure of household. Position of SCG in relation to European countries had been analyzed, but the structure of food consumption, beverages and tobacco among socio-economic categories of households within the countries as well. Retrospective view to changes of national diet quality was conducted as well. By the analysis of proteins, fats and carbohydrates consumption in daily meal, significant qualitative and structural changes, as well as changes of prices of such kind of meal were defined.

SR Jugoslavija (Srbija i Crna Gora) kao jedinstven privredni prostor, bez obzira na nivo korišćenja prirodnih potencijala i izgrađenih kapaciteta, ostvaruje neto-suficit prehrambenih proizvoda. On je rezultat opadanja nivoa potrošnje vitalnih proizvoda po stanovniku i neujednačene dinamike promena potrošnje pojedinih proizvoda, kako po intenzitetu, tako i po smeru promena. Analiza potrošnje prehrambenih proizvoda po zemljama otkriva regionalne razlike i specifičnosti potrošnje. Razlike su rezultat dostignutog nivoa ukupnog društveno-ekonomskog razvoja, strukture poljoprivredne proizvodnje i specifičnih navika u ishrani stanovništva. Potrošnja prehrambenih proizvoda, pića i duvana važan je pokazatelj strukture ukupnih rashoda domaćinstva. Analizirana je pozicija SRJ/SCG u odnosu na evropsko okruženje, kao i struktura potrošnje hrane, pića i duvana po socio-ekonomskim kategorijama domaćinstva unutar zemlje. Učinjen je osvrt i na promene kvaliteta ishrane stanovništva. Analizom utroška proteina, masnoća i ugljenih hidrata u dnevnom obroku, utvrđene su značajne kvalitativne strukturne promene, kao i promene cena takvog obroka.