Creating Added Value as a Step Towards Increasing Sustainability in Grape Production Sector

Jeločnik, Marko and Jakšić, Darko and Petrović, Mladen and Bradić, Ivan (2024) Creating Added Value as a Step Towards Increasing Sustainability in Grape Production Sector. Ekonomika, 70 (4). pp. 1-15. ISSN 0350-137X

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Abstract

Fresh grapes, or grape products are very often a part of daily meals, while grapes are economically among the most important agricultural products. Just growing grapes, or entering the wine production, choosing the right grapevine varieties according to occurred production and market conditions, usually it is not so easy to decide. In this paper, an economic analysis based on variable costs has been made, showing the possible way in value added creation at farm level in the national viticulture and winemaking. Gained research results show that grape processing into the wine is economically justified decision (there are observed wine production of Tamjanika Bela and Chardonnay grapevine varieties), as there are derived positive contribution margins. Even more practicing mentioned activity at the farm, namely the processing of grapes into wine could contribute from 5.4 to 12.4 times higher contribution margin compared to simple grape production.

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