Southern Hemisphere apple exports are set to rise

Published Feb 12, 2024

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The World Apple and Pear Association forecasts a 1.1% increase in apple production from the top six Southern Hemisphere suppliers, reaching nearly 4.78 million tonnes in 2024. However, pear production is expected to decrease by 2.3% to almost 1.47 million tonnes. South Africa leads in apple production, followed by Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, Argentina, and Australia, with Gala being the dominant apple variety. The association also anticipates an 8% increase in exports to 1.55 million tonnes. Jeff Correa of Pear Bureau Northwest (US) has been appointed as the new president of the association.

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The six leading topfruit suppliers in the Southern Hemisphere expect to produce a combined crop of just under 4.78m tonnes of apples in 2024, up 1.1 per cent on last year, according to a new forecast released by the World Apple and Pear Association. The group, which made the prediction during its annual meeting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, also said it anticipated a 2.3 per cent annual decrease in pear production this year to almost 1.47m tonnes across the same six nations – Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa. For apples, South Africa remains the group’s largest producer with 1.4m tonnes (+4.6 per cent), followed by Brazil (1.1m tonnes, equal), Chile (912,000 tonnes, -8.4 per cent), New Zealand (557,871 tonnes, +14.7 per cent), Argentina (501,000 tonnes, -4.8 per cent), and Australia (308,000 tonnes, +5.8 per cent). Gala dominates the Southern Hemisphere crop with 1.58m tonnes, a figure which is in line with 2023 but 11.4 per cent below the ...

Source: Fruitnet