Apples and pears: Stocks up for apples and down for pears

According to the latest data from the WAPA (World Apple and Pear Association) on 1 February 2022, apple stocks in Europe reached 3,606,980 million tonnes, up +7.2% year-on-year and +11.4% on the five-year average. In Belgium, apple stocks reached 115,832 tonnes, up 65.7% year-on-year compared to 58.9% on 1 January and up 52.2% on the five-year average. In Italy, apple stocks totalled 1 018 609 tonnes, down -0.2% year-on-year and up +2.7% on the five-year average. In Poland, stocks reached 1 148 000 tonnes, up +7.8% year-on-year compared with +2.2% on 1 January, and +24.8% on the five-year average. In France, stocks are close to 484,865 tonnes, up 1.2% year-on-year and down 0.2% on the five-year average.

For pears, stocks are down 30% year-on-year to 408,340 tonnes and down 26% on the five-year average. This drop is mainly linked to the very low Italian harvest of Abate Fetel. Italian pear stocks stood at 21,132 tonnes, down -83.2% year-on-year and -83.5% on the five-year average. In France, pear stocks reached 3 755 tonnes on 1 February, down -49.8% year-on-year and -40% on the five-year average. In Belgium, pear stocks are slightly higher at 159,885 tonnes, down -19.3% year-on-year and -3% on the five-year average. In the Netherlands, stocks reached 148 119 tonnes, down -16.6% year-on-year and -11% on the five-year average.