World: Smaller harvests of apples and pears in the southern hemisphere

Published Mar 28, 2023

Tridge summary

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) has lowered its forecast for the southern hemisphere's apple and pear harvests due to adverse weather conditions. Despite an initial projected growth of 6% for apples and 1% for pears compared to 2022, the revised forecast shows a 2% increase in apple production to 4,974,990 tonnes, with New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa experiencing decreased harvests. Chile remains the largest apple producer, followed by Brazil and Argentina, where production is expected to rise by 24%. Gala remains the most popular apple variety, with Packham's Triumph leading among pears, despite forecasts showing a slight yield decrease in some regions.

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Original content

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) during its last annual general meeting at Fruit Logistica presented i.a. southern hemisphere apple and pear harvest forecast for the coming season. Due to weather phenomena, the harvest forecast has been revised downwards. The initial forecast for the 2023 season, which estimated 6% and 1% growth for apples and pears compared to 2022, has been revised in light of intense weather events affecting several countries in the southern hemisphere. Apple harvest forecasts for New Zealand and South Africa have been revised downwards by 77,902 tonnes and 77,276 tonnes respectively. Pear crop estimates in New Zealand (-323 tonnes) and South Africa (-28,726 tonnes) have also been slightly lowered compared to the original forecast. As for apples, the updated 2023 Southern Hemisphere harvest forecast suggests an increase of 2% to a total of 4,974,990 tonnes compared to last year (4,859,026 tonnes). Smaller apple harvests are expected in New Zealand ...

Source: Sady Ogrody