Montenegro imported food worth 772 million euros last year, which is 30 million or 3,7 percent more than the year before. Beverages were imported for 123 million euros, which is about eight million or 6,4 percent more. According to Monstat, prices in the food and beverage group increased by 1,3 percent last year, so the increase in the value of their imports was due to increased consumption of these products and an increase in import prices.
Daily consumption of imported food was worth 2,12 million euros, which is 3,4 euros per day per capita or 2,9 euros including foreigners with permanent residence.
Live animals for domestic slaughterhouses were imported for 47 million euros, fresh and frozen meat for 151 million, meat products for 43,7 million, fresh vegetables for 36 million, dairy products for 71 million, natural and carbonated bottled water for 67 million euros,... Imports of food alone were 25 percent higher than the entire export of all products from Montenegro, which amounted to 615 million euros.
Montenegro imports most of its food from neighboring countries Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Albania, and Croatia, which have similar climates and conditions for agriculture and food production, but food arrives on Montenegrin tables from all continents. So, it imports beans from Kyrgyzstan and Canada, tomatoes from Morocco, potatoes from Cyprus, cabbage from South Korea, onions from Egypt, beef from New Zealand, and some meat products from Indonesia, Thailand, and even the Falkland Islands.
Millions for the import of live sheep and goats
Live cattle were imported for 39 million euros, of which the most from Croatia for 20,6 million and from Serbia for 17,3 million. Montenegro also imports live goats and sheep for 6,3 million, of which their imports from Serbia were worth 5,9 million, and from Croatia for 354 thousand.
Live pigs were imported for 416 thousand, and that was only from Denmark. Live chickens and other poultry were imported for one million euros, almost all of them from Serbia for 926 thousand.
Fresh, chilled and frozen meat was imported for a total of 151,8 million euros.
Fresh and chilled beef was imported for 21,2 million euros, mostly from the Netherlands for 9,7 million, Serbia for 4,7 million, Italy for three million, Croatia for 1,4 million,... and it also arrived from Japan for 70 thousand, Uruguay for 48 thousand, Australia for 31 thousand, Ireland for 14 thousand, and even from Argentina for eight thousand euros.
Frozen beef was imported for 11,2 million euros, of which the most came from Brazil for five million, from Kosovo for 2,6 million, from Paraguay for 1,3 million,... but also from New Zealand for 401 thousand, the USA for 234 thousand, and Japan for 163 thousand.
For pork 83 million, chicken 31 million
Fresh and frozen pork was imported for 83,2 million euros. The most was from Spain for 28,8 million, the Netherlands for 23 million, Germany for 17,2 million, Croatia for 6,4 million, Austria for 4,6 million,... Pork was imported from Serbia, once the largest regional producer of this type of meat, for only 365 thousand euros.
Frozen chicken and other poultry meat were imported for 31,3 million euros, mostly from BiH for 11,4 million, Ukraine for 6,4 million, Brazil for 4,5 million, Serbia for 4,9 million,... but also from Thailand for 929 thousand euros.
Meat products were imported for 43,7 million euros, of which the most from Serbia for 13,2 million, but were also imported from Bosnia and Herzegovina for 7,2 million, Croatia for 6,9 million, North Macedonia for 3,9 million, Italy for 3,2 million, Spain for 2,6 million,... Some meat products also arrived from China for 745 thousand, Thailand for 944 thousand, Indonesia for 816 thousand, and even from the Falkland Islands for 6.388 euros.
Milk, dairy products and eggs were imported for a total of 83,3 million euros.
Milk imports for 22 million, cheese for 30 million
Ordinary milk was imported for 22,3 million euros, from ten countries. The most from Bosnia and Herzegovina for 15,8 million and Serbia for 5,3 million, but milk also arrived from Croatia for 330 thousand, Kosovo for 363 thousand, Belgium for 138 thousand, Italy for 58 thousand, Germany for 53 thousand and France for 11 thousand. Sour milk and yogurt were imported for 18,6 million euros, of which from Bosnia and Herzegovina for 10,5 million, Serbia for six million, Croatia for 978 thousand,...
Cheese was imported for 30,3 million, mostly from Germany for 14,6 million and Serbia for 6,7 million. This product was also imported from Italy for 2,6 million, Croatia for 1,7 million, Slovenia for 1,2 million,... Eggs were imported for 2,4 million, of which from Serbia for 2,04 million euros and from BiH and Italy for 178 thousand euros each. The value of imported honey amounted to 1,05 million euros, of which from Serbia for 989 thousand,...
Vegetables for 36 million, mostly from neighbors
A total of 36 million euros worth of fresh vegetables were imported, of which 10,7 million came from Serbia, 6,3 million from Albania, 3,7 million from Turkey, 2,1 million from the Netherlands, 1,9 million from Greece, 1,7 million from France, and XNUMX million from Italy.
The traditional agricultural product from northern Montenegro - potatoes, was imported last year from 16 countries for a total of 4,2 million euros. Potatoes were mostly imported from France for 1,8 million euros, the Netherlands for 982 thousand, Serbia for 651 thousand, Germany for 132 thousand, Albania for 131 thousand, ... but they also arrived from Cyprus, Belarus, Spain ...
Tomatoes were imported for 8,4 million euros from 11 countries, including 2,3 million from Albania, 2,2 million from Serbia, 2,1 million from Turkey, etc. They were also imported from Spain for 50 thousand, Belgium for nine thousand, and even from Morocco for 5,3 thousand euros.
All types of onions were imported for 3,1 million euros from 21 countries. The most from Serbia for 1,3 million, the Netherlands for 636 thousand, Albania for 393 thousand,... but also from Egypt for 20 thousand and Kenya for 371 euros.
Fresh cabbage was imported from 16 countries for a total of one and a half million euros, of which 567 thousand came from Albania, 224 thousand from Serbia, 215 thousand from Spain, 206 thousand from Italy, as well as 578 euros from South Korea and 787 euros from Morocco. Cucumbers were imported for two million, most of which came from Albania for 1,1 million, and from Serbia for 529 thousand,...
Dried beans were imported for 1,77 million euros, of which 453 thousand from Kyrgyzstan, 394 thousand from Egypt, 149 thousand from Serbia, 124 thousand from Poland, 119 thousand from Canada, and 377 euros from Argentina.
In addition to vegetables that can or could grow in Montenegro, millions are also spent on importing fruit from neighboring countries with similar climates. Last year, 5,8 million euros were spent on importing pears and apples, of which the most was imported from Serbia for 2,2 million and Bosnia and Herzegovina for one million.
Olive oil from both Germany and China
Olive oil was imported for 2,2 million euros, most of which came from Italy for 1,8 million, Albania for 221 thousand, Greece for 102 thousand, Croatia for 97 thousand,... This product also came from countries that could not be said to be traditional olive growers, such as Germany, China and Slovenia.
Beer was imported for 23,8 million euros, most of which came from Serbia for 17,6 million, followed by Bosnia and Herzegovina for 942 thousand, France for 937 thousand,... Wine was imported for 13,6 million, most of which came from Italy for 3,5 million, France for 2,7 million, Serbia for 2,5 million,... It also arrived from New Zealand for 54 thousand euros, as well as Switzerland for 6,2 thousand.
For bottled water 67 million
Montenegro, with its large number of mountain springs, spent 15 million euros on natural bottled imported water last year, and it was purchased from 18 countries.
The most water was imported from Serbia for 13,5 million euros, Bosnia and Herzegovina for 450 thousand, Italy for 352 thousand, Croatia for 182 thousand,... but water also arrived from Fiji for 4,8 thousand, Norway for three thousand, Ukraine for 15 thousand, Turkey for six thousand, Georgia for 5,8 thousand,...
Carbonated bottled waters with or without sweeteners were imported for 52,8 million euros, of which the most came from Serbia for 36,3 million euros. Imports from Croatia amounted to 2,8 million euros, Austria for 1,7 million, Albania for 1,6 million, Bosnia and Herzegovina for 1,2 million, the Netherlands for 1,1 million, Romania for one million,...
They imported from 26 countries
The Ulcinj saltworks has not produced salt for 12 years, so Montenegro has gone from being a major exporter to an importer of this product from as many as 26 countries.
Salt was imported for a total of 1,8 million, mostly from Germany for 409 thousand, Austria for 324 thousand, Bosnia and Herzegovina for 259 thousand, Serbia for 182 thousand, Egypt for 169 thousand, Albania for 148 thousand,... and also from Vietnam for 1,3 thousand and Pakistan for 41 thousand.
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