Comparison of maize and wheat production in Serbia during the 2007-2016 period

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to show and compare the production of maize and wheat in Serbia from 2007 to 2016. This paper presents an analysis of the production of maize and wheat in the Republic of Serbia, by applying the method of comparison and using the data on previous years and comparing them with the 2016 data. The data are available on the website of the FAOSTAT statistical database and on the website of the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia (RZS), which were used for comparison and analysis. The record year when it comes to the harvest of maize was 2014, in the period from 2007 to 2016, with its production over 7.951.583 tonnes. The highest production of wheat was in 2016, and it amounted to 2.884.537 t. The year 2016 recorded the highest production of wheat in the last decade while corn advanced in comparison to the previous year, the best production having been achieved in 2014. We can say that, as far as production is concerned, the situation is improving with minor fluctuations.

Keywords

• maize
• wheat
• production
• serbia