Peaches and nectarines, consumptions recouring in the EU

Consumption of fresh peaches and nectarines in the EU will rise from 5.9 kg per capita in 2021 to 6.1 kg per capita this year, despite the lower purchasing power of European consumers: a recovery but lower than the 5% compared to the average consumption of the last five years. This is what emerges from a report of the European Commission. The growth in consumption, we read, is linked to the increase in fresh production, good weather and the return of tourism. Regarding the total production forecast for this year, the Report on the prospects of the agricultural market for the summer of 2022 includes estimates similar to those already made public since the beginning of the campaign, in the sense that European production is growing overall thanks to the increase. of data from France, Italy and Greece, but with a sharp drop from Spain due to bad weather. Specifically, the Commission's report, analyzed by FEPEX, explains that the total production of peaches and nectarines in the EU in ...