Apricot production falls by 29% in France

The phenomenon of alternation after abundant 2023 production for certain varieties, unmet cold needs during the winter and a fall in flowers and fruits following bad weather in spring: these are the three phenomena explaining the drop in production apricot this year. According to estimates made on June 1 by the statistical service of the Ministry of Agriculture, the 2024 harvest would be lower by almost a third (29%) than that of 2023, to stand at 90,500 tonnes. Compared to the five-year average for 2019-2023, the decline is 15%. The three production basins affected All basins are affected by the decline, particularly Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, a region which generates half (51%) of national production and where the fall is 41%. In Occitanie (33% of national production), the drop is 16%, with ...