The production of pears decreased in the EU and increased in Hungary

Published 2024년 2월 7일

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In 2023, the European Union's pear production fell by 13% to 1.7 million tons, according to the World Apple and Pear Association. This was largely due to a 63% drop in Italy's output because of adverse weather conditions, and a 12% decrease in France. The Netherlands also saw a slight decrease of 3%. However, Belgium, Spain, Germany, and Hungary experienced increases in their harvests, with Hungary's harvest increasing by 33% after a record low in 2022. The producer price of pears in the Budapest Wholesale Market also rose by 22% in 2023.

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According to data from the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA), the European Union (including the United Kingdom) produced 1.7 million tons of pears in 2023, which is 13 percent less than the 2022 harvest. In Italy, pear output fell by 63 percent to 187,000 tons (due to frost, floods, heat waves and hail). In the Netherlands, the harvest decreased by 3 percent to 341,000 tons. According to the forecast of the French Ministry of Agriculture (Agreste), the country's pear harvest was 126.2 thousand tons, which is 12 percent less than the 2022 harvest. At the same time, output in Belgium increased by 19 percent to 412,000 tons, and in Spain by 25 percent to 296,000 tons (WAPA). Data from the German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) show that 37.8 thousand tons (+3.5 percent) of pears were grown in Germany in 2023. According to KSH data, 13.8 thousand tons of pears were harvested in Hungary in 2022, 36 percent less than the year before, which was considered a record low year. ...

Source: Trademagazin