Vrsac is considered to be one of the most significant centers of agriculture in the region of southern Banat, which is the southern part of the province of Vojvodina. It is mainly because it has 54.000 hectares of arable and extremely fertile land in its possession. The city itself together with 22 surrounding communities has some 56.000 residents, whose lives are closely connected with agriculture.

Although 36.000 citizens are employed in a developed industry the main link that connects them is agriculture. Thus, of the overall arable land, 48.000 hectares are in the possession of private sector, while only 6.000 hectares are owned by the state.


SECTOR OF PUBLIC OWNERSHIP

P.P.D.D. Agrovršac 4500 hectares
A.D. Elan Izbište 1500 hectares

Following the privatization process of major agricultural plants and farms, the largest part of arable
land has become a private property.



LARGER PRIVATE PROPERTIES

D.O.O. ”MK Panonija” 5.500 hectares
A.D. ‚‚ Uljma‚‚ 2.600 hectares
A. D ‚‚Alfa Protein‚‚ 2.300 hectares
A.D. Virt Vršac 2.200 hectares
D.P.P. ‚‚Jedinstvo‚‚ 1.174 hectares
A.D. ‚‚Ferum‚‚ 400 hectares
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14.174 hectares


The remaining part of cultivable land, the size of which is 3 to 50 hectares, is owned by smaller landowners, nevertheless the objective is to enlarge the properties and lessen the number of households directly involved in agriculture.

Agriculture has of ancient times been one of the most important preoccupations of the local residents and as such, influenced to a large extent the development of other branches of economy. Since the time of Romans, exploitation of extremely favorable conditions for growing grapevine, mainly on the slopes of the hill of Vrsac, has begun. Vineyards of Vrsac flourished and established their reputation in Europe by the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century, when there had been 10.000 hectares of grapevine plantations. The wine from Vrsac became a synonym for the town and the surrounding area, since it had been a favorite wine of Hungarian king Ladislav II.

Nowadays, “Vrsacki vinogradi” continue to develop and improve growth of vineyards as well as technology of producing wines and spirits as part of a long and rich tradition of the region of Vrsac. This company owns today 1.700 hectares of vineyards, while 500 hectares are a private property. Apart from having the most up to date equipment for production and wine rearing, the wine cellar “Vrsacki vinogradi” has the capacity to accommodate 4320 freight cars. The most frequently made sort of wine is Italian Riesling (50%). It is followed by: Rhine Riesling, White Burgundy, Chardone, Muscat Otonel, Traminac, Kreaca, Smederevka, Zupljanka, Sasla.

Husbandry has simultaneously been developing along with other branches of agriculture and
nowadays it is practiced on 51.000 hectares of arable land.



CULTIVABLE LAND SORTED BY THE MANNER OF EXPLOITITION

Maize 21.000 ha
Sunflower 14.000 ha
Meadows and pastures 9.500 ha
Wheat 8.700 ha
Lucerne 3.500 ha
Vineyards 2.200 ha
Barley 2.000 ha
Soy 1.500 ha
Vegetable gardens 900 ha
Fish ponds 800 ha
Orchards 200 ha
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54.000 ha





Husbandry with already mentioned capacities creates many possibilities for development of preparation and food industry as well as growing industrial plants. In relation to conditions and the size of arable land, cattle breeding have not been exploited as much as it could have been. Meadows and pastures spread on 9500 ha of land and as such are ideal for rearing as well as development of sheep and cattle production


NUMBER OF CATTLE HERDS ON THE TERITORY OF VRSAC

Cattle 4800
Hogs 23000
Sheep 7500

Irrigation systems represent an inseparable part of intensive agricultural production of high quality. The county of Vrsac owns 5740 hectares of land predominantly growing lucerne with an annual yield of 2.500 freight cars. The largest market for this high quality Lucerne flour is in Europe.