A larger harvest of peaches, nectarines, and apricots is expected in the EU

Published 2024년 6월 14일

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The European Commission's Fruit and Vegetable Market Monitoring Expert Group, including industry representatives and experts from various Member States, predicts a slight increase in production for peaches, nectarines, and apricotes in 2024, with an estimated harvest of 3.4 million tonnes, which is 4% higher than in 2023 and 7% higher than the 2018/2022 average. The group also discussed issues such as reducing pesticide treatments, lessening the use of plastic, and improving the transparency of market data for short-term forecasting.

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The stone fruit sub-group of the European Commission's Fruit and Vegetable Market Monitoring Expert Group, which includes industry representatives and experts from various Member States, agreed with the May Europêch Forum's forecast of slightly higher production for peaches, nectarines and apricots in 2024. This was reported by the Spanish Federation of Associations of Producers and Exporters of Fruits, Vegetables, Flowers and Live Plants (FEPEX). It is noted that the Europêch forum estimated the 2024 harvest to be 3.4 million tonnes of peaches, nectarines and apricots, 4% more than in 2023 and 7% more than the 2018/2022 average. Experts and representatives of fruit growers discussed the ...

Source: Agrotimes