Association of Crop Farming and Food Industry

In 2022, the total gross value added (GVA) generated by crop production and the food industry was approximately 5.6 billion EUR, which accounted for 11.0% of the total GVA of the country and 9.2% of Serbia's GDP. Out of this, around 3.7 billion EUR was created by crop and animal production (66.9%), and 1.4 billion EUR by the manufacture of food products (26.1%). The contribution of other activities was negligible. From 2018 to 2022, there was a slight downward trend in the GVA share of crop production and the food industry in the total GVA and GDP of the Republic of Serbia.

In 2023, the export of crop and food products amounted to 4.7 billion EUR, which was 16.3% of total exports. Despite the negative effects caused by the Ukrainian crisis, the export of these products is one of the most improving indicators. The crop production and food industry employs 120.5 thousand workers (5.2% of total employment), with the majority being employed in the manufacture of food products (90.6 thousand). There were 10.7 thousand active companies and 11.0 thousand entrepreneurs operating in the crop production and food industry in 2023, totaling nearly 19.9 thousand.

Share of GVA by Crop industry in total GVA and GDP (in %)