Peaches and nectarines harvest estimated to grow by 11% in Italy

Published 2024년 5월 29일

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Italy and Spain are expecting normal harvests of peaches and nectarines this year, following five years of climatic problems. The Italian harvest is expected to recover by 11% from last year, reaching approximately 908,000 tonnes, but will still be slightly below the historical average. Nectarine production is projected to grow by 15%, while peach production is expected to grow by 7%. In Spain, the leader in European production, no significant climatic events have been reported and a harvest of 1.2 million tonnes is expected, just 1% less than last year but 14% more than the five-year average.

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According to the Fruit and Vegetable Service Center of Ferrara, which as usual provided the estimate on the national peach and nectarine harvest at the traditional MedFel event held in Perpignan (France), a regular outcome is expected from North to South of the country for the entire calendar harvest, after five years affected by serious climatic problems, mainly due to late frosts. For the moment, experts observe, there are no particular critical issues, except for some production losses associated with sporadic hailstorms. Despite the 11% recovery year-on-year, the Italian peach and nectarine harvest - estimated at around 908,000 tonnes, including percoche - will remain slightly below potential, forecasting a gap of around two percentage points from the historical average . With 483,000 tonnes, nectarines should grow by 15% on an annual basis, against +7% for peaches, in anticipation of a harvest of around 425,000 tonnes. The production of percoche remained unchanged, ...

Source: InformateAgrario