DAIRY PRODUCTION AND FOREIGN TRADE OF MILK
AND DAIRY PRODUCTS
IN BOSNIA AND
HERZEGOVINA
Grujica Vico1, Mile Peševski2,
Zoran Rajić3
1University of East Sarajevo, Faculty of
Agriculture, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2 “Ss. Cyril and Methodius“ University in
Skopje, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Food,
Bul. Aleksandar Makedonski, bb, MK-1000 Skopje, Republic of Macedonia
3University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Belgrade,
Serbia
vicogrujica@yahoo.com
Dairy production and milk processing are one of the
main strategies goals of agricultural sector in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Though, there is permanent growth in the last period at all levels, this sector
characterizes small milk yields per dairy cow (about 2,500 kg), low
percent milk collection, poor quality of fresh milk and low percent used
of dairy capacity. One of limited factors for increase in the dairy
sector is poor production assortment in dairies. That assortment is based
on products with lower value added and the UHT sterilized milk is
dominated product. There is permanent foreign trade deficit in this
sector and the imported value is larger for 145 % than the imported value
in 2008. The main of BH trading partners is Croatia and nearly half part
value of milk and dairy products imported from this country in 2008. The
main dairy export destination is Croatia
with a share of 67.3 % and Macedonia with a share of
13.5 % in 2008.
Key words: dairy production; milk processing; Bosnia and Herzegovina;
foreign trade
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