Apple production in Spain will rise by 9.4% and pear production will fall by 14.8%

According to forecasts made by Cooperativas Agro-alimentarias de España, the next crop of pome fruit will be larger than last season, especially with regard to apples, which, with a production of 566,509 tonnes, will register an increase of 9.36% compared to the previous campaign and 16.21% compared to the average of the last 10 years. Regarding pears, the expected production, of 243,882 tonnes, will decrease by 14.82% compared to last year, and will be 22.14% below the average of the last campaigns. By variety, apples from the Golden group continue to be the majority, with a forecast harvest of 263,743 tonnes, almost over half of the total. They are followed by those from the Gala group, which will reach 99,008 tonnes. As for pears, the Conference pears account for almost half of the total and their production will be 116,675 tonnes, 19% less than last season; the Ercolini-Coscia pears with 34,059 tonnes and the Blanquilla pears with 29,846 tonnes are the following groups in ...