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cluster focused primarily on berries (raspberries, blackberries, wild strawberries etc.), and the „Mixed products” cluster focused on mushrooms such as boletus (Boletus edulis) and chanterelle (Cantharellus cibarius) were prevailing and the following berries: raspberry (Rubus Idaeus), wild strawberries (Fragaria), Dog Rose (Rosa canina), blackberry (Vaccinium myrtillus). In the „Medicinal and aromatic plants” cluster the most used facilities were those for processing of medicinal and aromatic plants (45%). In the „Berries” cluster those for beries (26.53%), while in the „Mixed products” cluster the facilities for the processing of mushrooms were used in 8.77% and those for honey in 8.66% (Table 2).
At annually level the „Medicinal and аromatic plants” cluster purchased on average 149.4 tonnes of raw medicinal and aromatic plants, the „Berries” cluster purchased 291.5 tonnes of berries. Although into cluster „Berries” the companies had high quantity of purchasing of mushrooms on the annually level (160 tonnes), the more dominant category was berries. As result they were taken as primarly type of products in this cluster.
In the „Mix” cluster 37.2 tonnes of berries and 12.4 tonnes of mushrooms were purchased at the annually level.
In the cluster „Medicinal and аromatic plants“ average annual purchase was realized in medicinal and aromatic plants (44.3 t) in the cluster „Berries“ the purchase of berries (223.4 t), while in the cluster „Mixed products“ a balanced purchase of mushrooms and berries (10.1 t and 10.2 t) was recorded. As opposed to „Berries” and „Mixed products” clusters, where the purchase of berries was prevailing, the „Medicinal and аromatic plants” cluster companies are primarily involved in the purchase of medicinal and aromatic plants.
The placement on the domestic market in the cluster „Medicinal and Aromatic plants” was most accented in medicinal and aromatic plants (53.9 t), whilst in the other two clusters primarily berries (78 t and 5 t) were recorded. Concerning the cluster „Medicinal and Aromatic plants” the most marketed products on the foreign market were medical and aromatic plants (47.2 t), with berries (93.3 t) in the „Berries” cluster, and mushroms (1.48 t) and berries (1.27 t) in the „Mixed products” cluster. The intention to expand the range of products was lacking in all the three clusters. 93% of the enterprises included in the „Medicinal and Aromatic plants” cluster showed no intention of extending the product range. The percentage was slightly lower in the „Berries” cluster and stood at 80%, whilst in the „Mixed products” cluster 56.1% of the companies showed no intention to expand their product portfolio. Concerning competitiveness in the „Medicinal and aromatic plants” cluster 71.4% of the companies pointed out the price competitiveness on the domestic market, whilst in the „Mixed products” cluster only 52.4% pointed out the price competitiveness on the domestic market. On the other hand, the „Berries” cluster emphasised that they were not price competitive on the domestic market (87%). The differences between the attitudes to competitiveness on foreign markets were the most evident between the clusters „Medicinal and аromatic plants” and „Mixed products”. In the „Medicinal and аromatic plants” cluster 78.6% of the companies highlighted the competitiveness of prices on the foreign market, while almost 90% of companies in the „Mixed products” cluster expressed the view that their prices were not competitive on the foreign market.
In the „Medicinal and aromatic plants” cluster the companies from the statistical region of Vojvodina prevailed, in