Fewer apples and pears in European stock

Published Jan 5, 2023

Tridge summary

The article reports a significant decrease in the stock of apples and pears in Europe and the United States between April 2022 and April 2023. The European apple stock decreased by 12.6% to 1.9 million tons, with the largest drops in Belgium, Spain, and Denmark. The Dutch stock fell by 17.1% to 69,367 tonnes, and Poland had the largest apple stock at 563,000 tons. The stock of various apple varieties, including Jonagold, Fuji, Golden Delicious, Gala, and Idared, also decreased. The US apple stock was almost 6% lower at 957,097 tons. The European pear stock fell by 23.8% to 157,062 tons, with the largest decreases in Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium. The Dutch pear stock increased by 9.5% to 100,080 tons, and the US pear stock fell by 0.5% to 63,155 tons.

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Original content

The European apple stock amounted to 1.9 million tons on April 1 of this year. That is 12.6 percent less than one year previously. Belgium (-29.8 percent), Spain (-41 percent) and Denmark (29.2 percent) show the largest decreases. The Dutch stock fell by 17.1 percent to 69,367 tonnes. Poland had the largest apple stock at the beginning of April: 563,000 tons. That is 8.8 percent less than on 1 April 2022. Within the European apple stock, the quantities of the varieties Jonagold (-36.7 percent), Fuji (-36.6 percent), Golden Delicious (-25.4 percent), Gala (-23.6 percent) and Idared (- -18.7 percent) decreased. In the United States, the apple stock is almost 6 percent lower than one year earlier, at 957,097 tons. Sharp drop in pear stock European pear stocks fell by 23.8 percent in the period from April 1, 2022 to April 1, 2023, to 157,062 tons. The largest decreases can be attributed to Switzerland (-91.2 percent), Germany (-72.9 percent) and Belgium (-60.9 percent). The Dutch pear ...

Source: Nieuwe Oogst