France: 2024 cherry production is expected to increase significantly

Published 2024년 5월 16일

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France's cherry production is forecasted to reach 37,700 tonnes this year, marking a 12% increase from last year and 23% above the five-year average, according to Agreste as of May 1. This growth is expected despite a 2% reduction in the national cherry orchard area, now covering 7,300 hectares. Production is set to rise in the main regions: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes by 10% each, and Occitanie by 21%. However, these forecasts may be affected by climatic or health events.

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According to Agreste forecasts established as of May 1, cherry production should stand at 37,700 tonnes this year. This level of production would exceed that of last year by 12% and the average of the last five harvests from 2019 to 2023 by 23%. “As the cherry is a particularly fragile fruit, this production forecast may change depending on climatic or health events. to come by the end of the harvest,” states the Agreste note. Increase in the three production basins In Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, which concentrates 36% of national production (in 2023), production is forecast to increase by 10% over one year despite a slight drop in surface area. In Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (28% of national production), in the absence of climatic hazards to date, production is also expected to increase by 10% over one year, while surface areas are forecast to decrease by 4 %, consequence of the health and climatic difficulties ...

Source: Pleinchamp