Apples, imports and domestic production grow with average prices down in Italy

Last summer's drought did not compromise apple production: forecasts promise a harvest of 2.1 million tons, according to Ismea an increase of 26,500 tons compared to 2021 (+1.3%) and 3.8% in less than the 2018-2020 average. However, the weather affected the calibres and colouring. The decreases of around 5% in the provinces of Trento and Bolzano - which alone represent half of the cultivated area and 65% of the fruit harvested - attributable to a process of modification of the cultivated varieties, were more than compensated by the other regions of the North . It is difficult to predict whether Italian apples will find space abroad, where on average 40% of the product goes (13% goes to juices and the rest is domestic consumption) making Italy the second largest exporter in the world: «Apples are certainly a product that will continue to play a central role in fruit purchases by European families – notes Ismea – but Italian exports to non-European countries could be penalized by ...