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Serbia’s Marketing Year (MY) 2024/25 wheat area is forecast at 625,000 hectares (HA), 14 percent lower than the previous year. If the predicted yield of 5 MT/HA is achieved, wheat production is expected to reach 3.1 Million Metric Tons (MMT).

Serbian grain exports were significantly affected by the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022 because 80 percent of Serbia’s grain exports travel to the world via Black Sea ports.

Persistent drought from May to August 2022 has damaged most of the spring crops in Serbia, mainly corn, soya, and fruits. Crop yields are forecast to decline by 20-30 percent, with total losses potentially reaching $ billion.

Very high temperatures starting in May and low precipitation did not have a negative effect on wheat and barley production in Serbia, while corn yield will be reduced by at least 20 percent.

Serbia’s Marketing Year (MY) 2021/22 wheat area is forecast at 600,000 hectares (HA), 5 percent higher than the previous year

Serbia’s total area wheat crop is estimated at 600,000 ha, 5 percent higher than in the previous year mostly due to high wheat prices during MY2019/20.

Farmers in Serbia are preparing for spring planting that should take place at the beginning of April.

Serbia’s marketing year (MY) 2018/19 wheat crop was the largest since MY2016/17 and one of the largest in over twenty years at an estimated 3.4 million metric tons (MMT), compared to only....

Persistent drought in July and August 2017 has affected most of the spring crops in Serbia, mainly corn, soya, sunflower and sugar beets.

Serbia’s marketing year (MY) 2016/17 wheat crop was the largest in over twenty years at an estimated three million metric tons (MMT), compared to 2.6 million last year.

Serbia’s marketing year (MY) 2016/17 wheat crop was the largest in over 20 years at an estimated three million metric tons (MMT), compared to 2.6 million last year.

Due to favorable weather conditions, the fall planting of wheat has proceeded faster than in previous years.