European stocks of apples and pears smaller than a year earlier

Published 2024년 1월 6일

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The European Union has seen a disparity in apple and pear stocks among its member states. Italy holds the largest apple stock, exceeding 1 million tons, while Denmark has the least. The Dutch apple stock has seen a significant decrease of 23.8%, now standing at 84,441 tons. However, Golden Delicious and Cripss Pink apple varieties have seen an increase in stocks. On the other hand, the overall pear stock in the EU has slightly decreased by 1.6% to 404,116 tons, but the Dutch pear stock has increased by 5.3% to 179,581 tons, making it the largest in the EU, with the Conference variety being the most common.

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The differences between the member states of the European Union are large. For example, Italy has by far the largest stock of apples with more than 1 million tons (+1.6 percent) and Denmark is at the bottom with a stock of 4,412 tons (-30.2 percent). Stocks also shrank sharply in the Czech Republic (-23.9 percent), Austria (-25 percent) and Poland (-14.1 percent). According to WAPA figures, the Dutch stock of apples amounts to 84,441 tons on February 1. That is 23.8 percent less than a year earlier. On February 1, 2023, the apple stock was still 110,875 tons. When a breakdown is made per variety, it appears that it is mainly the Golden Delicious and Cripss Pink varieties that have larger stocks. These are pluses of 25.6 percent and 16.4 percent respectively. In the Netherlands, all varieties show a decline, with Boskoop (-67.3 percent) and Elstar (-25.6 percent) as outliers. Small decrease in pear stocks The pear stock in the European Union amounted to 404,116 tons on February 1 ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst