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European apples and pears in 2015

Published on 1/10/2015 - Published by BENOIT-CELEYRETTE Cécilia
FruiTrop n°235 , Page From 16 to 21
Price : EUR 25,00

Showing some potential, but less pressure

As is their annual custom, 300 representatives from the apple and pear sector met for the 39th Prognosfruit Conference, which was held at the beginning of August in Merano, Italy. The harvest forecasts unveiled at this event reflect this year’s good potential expected for the apple, with a total of 11.9 million tonnes, i.e. the second biggest harvest of the decade, after last year’s (- 5 % from 2014 and + 7 % on the 5-year average). Conversely, pear production should reach 2.34 million tonnes at most, i.e. only the 5th highest harvest level of the decade (- 4 % on 2014 and + 1 % on the 5-year average) due to several countries set for an average harvest. However, these figures could be revised downward slightly after the bad weather in August, and depending on size development, hard hit by drought.