ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF RASPBERRY PRODUCTION ON THE FAMILY FARM

Nataša KLJAJIĆ, Jonel SUBIĆ
INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS, BELGRADE, SERBIA
Cor­re­spond­ing atuhor email: natasa_k@iep.bg.ac.rs;  jonel_s@iep.bg.ac.rs
Abstract: The paper presents the results of research relat­ed to rasp­ber­ries pro­duc­tion in the Repub­lic of Ser­bia with a focus on the Zlat­i­bor dis­trict and select­ed agri­cul­tur­al hold­ing locat­ed in the area of ​​the munic­i­pal­i­ty of Aril­je. The research was con­duct­ed in accor­dance with the real data from prac­tice. The pedo-micro-cli­mat­ic con­di­tions in this area are suit­able for rasp­ber­ries cul­ti­va­tion being with­in the opti­mal val­ues ​​for its pro­duc­tion. Water resources are also ade­quate for irri­ga­tion appli­ca­tions dur­ing the grow­ing sea­son. Research has shown that the total costs of pro­duc­tion on the select­ed (rep­re­sen­ta­tive) agri­cul­tur­al hold­ing amount to €8,198.5/ha when the irri­ga­tion and man­u­al har­vest­ing of rasp­ber­ries are applied. The annu­al finan­cial result (prof­it) is favor­able and amounts to €27,649.9/ha. The eco­nom­ic and finan­cial results of the research showed that rasp­ber­ries pro­duc­tion is extreme­ly prof­itable in this part of Ser­bia.

Key­words: rasp­ber­ries, pro­duc­tion, eco­nom­ic analy­sis, costs, prof­it.