Reduced French apple and pear stocks in February

At the end of February 2023, French apple stocks, measured over a period of one year, have decreased by 11% (-11%). In concrete terms, this means that – with the exception of Pink Lady – the stocks of all apple varieties have become smaller. Price levels are above those of 2021 and those of the five-year average. Now that the end of the marketing season is approaching, pear stocks, measured over a year, have decreased by 4% (-4%). Price levels are lower this year than last year, but also higher than a month earlier. Apples: stocks have decreased by 11%At the end of February 2023, apple stocks in France, measured over a year, have decreased by 11% and are 2% below the five-year average. A significant part of the 2022 yield, in some growing areas even up to 20%, is no longer usable due to the traces left by a heat wave and has been transferred to the processing industry. As a result of these quality problems, sorting was more selective after harvest and during storage, which reduced ...