<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>For many years Poland and Serbia have played the dominating roles in European raspberry production. However, the growing production in Ukraine might threaten the relative stability of the raspberry market for both countries. It is projected that in the coming years Ukraine will strengthen its competitive position in relation to the current industrial raspberry production leaders. This justifies the need to conduct comparative analyses of competitive power, and its contributory factors, including production costs in individual countries. The aim of this study was to compare economic viability and cost-effectiveness in raspberry production, using the examples of selected horticultural holdings in Poland, Serbia, and Ukraine. The production volumes of raspberries in Poland, Serbia and Ukraine were analysed. The levels of costs and the financial results generated in raspberry cultivation for processing purposes were also determined, using the example of horticultural holdings in this countries. The results indicated that the direct costs in Ukraine, were just over half lower those in Poland and Serbia. The raspberry crop yields in the three investigated countries were similar, and the sales prices in the analysed years made it possible to obtain a surplus of receipts over direct costs.</p></abstract>

For many years Poland and Serbia have played the dominating roles in European raspberry production. However, the growing production in Ukraine might threaten the relative stability of the raspberry market for both countries. It is projected that in the coming years Ukraine will strengthen its competitive position in relation to the current industrial raspberry production leaders. This justifies the need to conduct comparative analyses of competitive power, and its contributory factors, including production costs in individual countries. The aim of this study was to compare economic viability and cost-effectiveness in raspberry production, using the examples of selected horticultural holdings in Poland, Serbia, and Ukraine. The production volumes of raspberries in Poland, Serbia and Ukraine were analysed. The levels of costs and the financial results generated in raspberry cultivation for processing purposes were also determined, using the example of horticultural holdings in this countries. The results indicated that the direct costs in Ukraine, were just over half lower those in Poland and Serbia. The raspberry crop yields in the three investigated countries were similar, and the sales prices in the analysed years made it possible to obtain a surplus of receipts over direct costs.

Economic Aspects in the Raspberry Production on the Example of Farms from Poland, Serbia and Ukraine

Journal of Horticultural Research

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For many years Poland and Serbia have played the dominating roles in European raspberry production. However, the growing production in Ukraine might threaten...

Economic Aspects in the Raspberry Production on the Example of Farms from Poland, Serbia and Ukraine

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 71 - 80

Received: Aug 01, 2019

Accepted: Oct 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2019-0019

Keywords
costs competitiveness, economic efficiency, profitability, raspberry

© 2019 Wioletta Wróblewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Economic Aspects in the Raspberry Production on the Example of Farms from Poland, Serbia and Ukraine

Published Online: Dec 31, 2019

Page range: 71 - 80

Received: Aug 01, 2019

Accepted: Oct 01, 2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/johr-2019-0019

Keywordscosts competitiveness, economic efficiency, profitability, raspberry

© 2019 Wioletta Wróblewska et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
costs competitiveness, economic efficiency, profitability, raspberry