Italian apple production is growing compared to 2022

The usual meeting of the Assomela Marketing Committee was held on Tuesday 12 December, which had the opportunity to examine the updated data on the production situation and market trends. Italian apple production, not yet including the final data of the later varieties, currently reaches 2,175,827 tonnes, up 3% compared to 2022. At a regional level, Alto Adige reaches 1,005,617 tonnes, an increase of 16% compared to 2022, while Trentino remains stable at 485,951 tonnes, increasing only slightly compared to the previous year's production. In Piedmont the situation is positive with a stable production of 2% over 2022 and, although hit by some hailstorms, the Piedmontese apples well protected by anti-hail nets have had limited damage. Veneto is the region most affected by widespread damage from frost and hail, which led to a 29% contraction in production in 2022 and an availability of fresh market apples that reaches only 43% of the total. Even in Emilia-Romagna there was damage from ...