Germany: Apple harvest in 2021 corresponds approximately to previous year's level, plum harvest down 14%

Published Jan 11, 2022

Tridge summary

In 2021, Germany's apple harvest remained steady at around 1.0 million tons, showing a slight decrease of 1.8% from the previous year but a 4.6% increase compared to the long-term average from 2011 to 2020. The major apple-producing regions, Altes Land and Lake Constance, saw over 9% higher harvest volumes than the average. The majority of the harvested apples (76.1%) were sold for dessert use, with the rest used for processing or as losses. On the other hand, the plum harvest saw a significant decrease of 14.3% due to adverse weather conditions, with the majority of the harvest coming from Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg. Overall, apples made up about 89.3% of the total tree fruit harvest in Germany, with plums contributing 3.5%.

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Original content

The apple remains by far the most harvested tree fruit in Germany. As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) based on the final results of the harvest, in 2021 about 1.0 million tons of apples were harvested. Therefore, the harvest volume corresponds approximately to the level of the previous year (-1.8%). Compared to the long-term average for the years 2011 to 2020, the apple harvest in 2021 was 4.6% higher. The two largest apple-growing regions in Germany, Altes Land (Lower Saxony and Hamburg) and Lake Constance (Baden-Württemberg), are of particular importance. Most of the apples were harvested in Baden-Württemberg with 344,900 tonnes, followed by Lower Saxony with 291,100 tonnes. In both federal states, this means a harvest volume more than 9% higher than the long-term average for the years 2011 to 2020. As in the previous year, an above-average apple harvest was achieved. The share of the apple harvest in the federal result was 34.3% in Baden-Württemberg and ...

Source: Castilla