Brazil: Santa Catarina expects to harvest 500 thousand tons of apples in 2024

The largest national apple producer, Santa Catarina, expects a harvest of 500 thousand tons in 2024, according to Epagri/Cepa. The apple market in Santa Catarina is experiencing a period of rising prices, driven by the combination of reduced stocks from the last harvest and the late entry of new production. According to data from Epagri/Cepa, the expectation for the harvest is an 11% drop compared to the previous one. The main producing regions of the state recorded reductions in production estimates: Last weekend, the city of São Joaquim, in Serra Catarinense, hosted an event that marked the beginning of the harvest in the country. In Brazil, five states produce approximately 1.3 million tons of apples per year. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), Santa Catarina leads this ranking followed by Rio Grande do Sul, Paraná, São Paulo and Minas Gerais. In the São Joaquim region, around 2,600 family farmers are involved in apple production on 14,000 ...