The Pear and Apple Committee of FEPEX, made up of representatives from the associations of Catalonia, Aragon, La Rioja, and Extremadura, met in Lleida to analyze the forecasts for the campaign in Spain and the EU, estimating that it will be one of the lowest in recent years, also addressing the growing problem in production with plant diseases such as bacterial fire. The European forecast for apple production in 2025 will be 10.4 million tons, which represents a maintenance of the figures from the previous campaign and an 8% decrease compared to the average of the last three years. Compared to the production series of the last 10 years, the European production of 2025 will be the third lowest, according to information from Afrucat and the Prognosfruit forum, held in Angers in August. As for the pear, the community production is recovering slightly, halting the negative trend that began in 2010. Despite this slight recovery, Europe remains below its productive potential. A ...