The apple in Europe: Lack of color and size in a lethargic market

Published 2022년 11월 3일

Tridge summary

The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) predicted a slight increase in the EU27 and UK's apple and pear harvest for the 2022/2023 season, with Poland experiencing a significant surge of over 27% in production. However, Spain saw a decrease of -16% due to April's frost. There's a decline in the Golden Delicious variety, but Gala, Cripps Pink, and club varieties are on the rise. The harvest figures are subject to revision due to heat waves accelerating ripening. Challenges such as increased costs, weather conditions, logistical issues, inflation, and worker shortage could threaten business continuity and affect the quality and availability of the produce. The situation was updated in October, showing a reduction in the forecasted production and addressing the challenges, including the high cost of electricity, potential harvest halt due to storage costs, and concerns about the size and color of the harvest leading to more production for industry and less for table use.

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Original content

At Prognosfruit 2022, the WAPA —World Apple and Pear Association— announced a harvest forecast for the 2022/2023 season in the EU27 and the United Kingdom of 12,167,887 tons, 1% more than the final production of the last year, and 9% higher than the 2019-2020-2021 average. By country, Poland —the largest European producer— confirmed an increase of more than 27%, thus recovering its productive potential after several years with climatic effects. France announced a similar production +1%; Italy an increase of +3%; and Germany also +6%. On the contrary, Spain reported the expected drop in production due to the effects of the frosts in April, which was estimated at –16%. By varieties, the Golden Delicious fell again (–5%) with a forecast production of 2,064,000 tons, which confirms the downward trend in Europe. Gala continues to grow, for which a new record is expected with 1,614,000 tons (+2%), as well as Cripps Pink, which reaches a volume of 311,000 tons, 21% more than last year. ...

Source: Valencia Fruits