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This paper analyzes the foreign trade of agro-food products between Republic of Serbia and the European Union with special emphasis on trade with the nine European Union member states that are part of the Danube Region (EU9). Period between 2004-2013 has been analized, covering three enlargements of the European Union and implementation of the Interim Trade Agreement between Serbia and the European Union. Data used are the official data of the Statistical office of the Republic of Serbia and EUROSTAT, in order to identify changes in the relative importance of EU9 in trade with Serbia. The research results will confirm importanceof EU9 in relation to all EU Member States and that Serbia, with its natural characteristics and geographic location, have opportunities for improvement of mutual trade relations that are still not used to a greater extent.

Aiming to track the implementation of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union, there the mutual trade exchange of agro-industrial products was analysed, first of all the trade with seed corn, which fell in line with the most important agro-industrial products of Serbia in trade with the European Union. In order to track the relative changes in trade exchange value, an eleven-year-lasting period was analysed by using the comparative advantage model in international trade, while the absolute data values were shown through a prism of constant prices. There were used the official data of the European Union, as well as the official data of the Republic Statistical Office.