Apricot production falls by 29% in France

Published 2024년 6월 12일

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The Ministry of Agriculture's statistical service has forecasted a significant decrease in apricot production for 2024, estimating a drop of 29% from the 2023 harvest to 90,500 tonnes, which is also 15% lower than the five-year average from 2019 to 2023. The decline is attributed to factors such as alternation after high production, unmet cold needs during winter, and adverse weather conditions in the spring. All production basins have been affected, with the most significant impacts observed in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie, and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, the regions responsible for half, one-third, and 15% of France's apricot production, respectively. Despite these challenges, France maintains a self-sufficiency rate of 75% in apricot production.

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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 ...

Source: Pleinchamp