Slight increase in global production of apples and pears in 2023-2024 due to recovery in China
Fresh Pear
South Africa
Published Dec 28, 2023
Tridge summary
Global apple production is expected to reach 83.1 million tons in the 2023-2024 campaign, with an increase of 0.2% mainly due to the recovery of the harvest in China, South Africa, and the United States offsetting the decline in the European Union and Turkey. Chinese apple production will increase due to improved harvest, despite reduced cultivation area. World demand for apples will remain stable while exchanges will grow, although below previous levels. At the same time, global pear production is expected to increase by 1.2% to 25.2 million tons, with an increase in Chinese production and a decrease in the European Union due to adverse weather conditions.
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Original content
World apple production could reach 83.1 million tons in the 2023-2024 campaign, according to forecasts from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This figure would represent a slight increase of 0.2% (175,000 tons more) compared to the previous campaign, which would be due to the recovery of the harvest in China. South Africa and the United States, which will more than offset the expected decline in the European Union and Turkey. Chinese production will increase by half a million tons, up to 45 million tons, due to the improvement in the harvest in some producing regions and despite the decrease in the area dedicated to these fruit trees as a consequence of government policy, which encourages the change to cultivation of cereals, oilseeds, sugar, vegetables and forage. The EU will register a drop of 475,000 tons The EU, the second largest producer in the world behind China, will, on the contrary, register a drop of 475,000 tonnes, to 12.2 million tonnes due to ...
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