The Dutch are eating slightly more apples again

The average consumption per capita was 10.6 kilos, according to the fact sheet 'Apple in focus' that GroentenFruit Huis published this week. The slight recovery in apple consumption is confirmed by, among other things, consumer purchases of apples, which increased by 6 percent compared to 2022. Dutch consumption of apples still lags behind the Germans and the Poles, who eat 13.1 and 11.1 kilos of apples per capita respectively. The Dutch do eat slightly more apples than the Italians (10.4 kilos) and the British (9.2 kilos). Incidentally, consumer sales in Germany increased by 5 percent last year. 75 percent of apples from our own country Of the apples that consumers buy in the Netherlands, 75 percent are of domestic origin. The most purchased apple varieties from our own country are Elstar, Jonagold and Kanzi. The foreign apples that are most popular in Dutch supermarkets are Pink Lady, followed by Granny Smith ...