Miller Magazine Issue: 120 December 2019

60 INTERVIEW MILLER / DECEMBER 2019 Vukosav Sakovic Executive Director of Association Serbia Grains “Serbia produces more grains than it needs and therefore is export-oriented country. Serbia exports between 3.5 and 4 million tonnes of grains annually. We are con- stantly looking for new markets. We always emphasize that Serbian law prohibits the production of GMO products and that we fight for our place at the international market with good quality and competitive prices. This year Serbia had produced about 8 million tonnes of corn and 2.5 million tonnes of wheat. By the next harvest, we expect to export 3 million tonnes of corn and 1 million tonnes of wheat.” ‘We fight for our place at the grain market with good quality and competitive prices’ The Balkan country Serbia is among the 10 largest corn and wheat exporters in the world. Serbians are proud of their good quality of corn and wheat. With its fertile land and natural conditions for agricultural production, the country has the potential to increase its grain exports and is looking for new markets. In that regard, Association Serbia Grains organized an international grain conference in Belgrade at the end of October. Vukosav Sakovic, Executive Director of Association Serbia Grains, gave an exclusive interview to Miller Magazine at the sideline of the conference. We talked Interview: Namık Kemal Parlak