In today's session, the government approved two new additional measures for financial support of winegrowers and wineries. With the changes in the Program for financial support in agriculture for 2022, a new measure has been introduced for grapes delivered to registered wine production capacities in the country, in the amount of 2 denars per kilogram.
Beneficiaries of this new sub-measure are the agricultural units that have surface with vines and have achieved wine grape production from the 2022 harvest, which has been delivered to the registered wine production capacities, or has been processed for the needs of their capacity processor.
This measure comes after the proposal of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Economy.
"This year, through joint discussions with winegrowers and wineries, we managed to achieve the largest historical increase in the purchase price of grapes of 30 percent. Grapes of the Smederevka variety this year will be purchased at an average price of 13 denars per kilogram, while grapes at 15 denars per kilogram, which is 3 denars more compared to last year's purchase prices, the Ministry announced.
As they point out, with the additional measures to the already agreed 13 and 15 denars per kilogram, 2 denars will be added, so that the purchase price of grapes will reach 15 denars for Smederevka and 17 for Vranec./TV21/
