Switzerland: The end of the table apple season is approaching

Published Sep 5, 2022

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The article reports a significant increase in table apple reserves, with a storage capacity of 2,620 tons, which is higher than the previous year and the year before. The 2021 harvest has about 1,630 tonnes of Golden Delicious apples remaining. However, the stock has decreased by 4,392 tonnes in August 2022, compared to the same period in 2021. Organic apple stocks are down to around 16 tonnes, a decrease of about 30 tons from August 2021, and organic pear stocks have run out.

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With 2,620 tons, the latest table apple reserves are 1,196 tons higher than last year (1,043 tons) and 1,586 tons compared to 2020 (1,034 tons) (photo: SP). About 1,630 tonnes of Golden Delicious (62%) remain from the 2021 harvest. Then follow Gala apples with 509 tonnes, Premium varieties with 280 tonnes, Braeburn with 29 tonnes, La Flamboyante with 18 tonnes and Pomme-Cloche with 8 tonnes. The decrease in stock amounts to 4392 tonnes in August 2022. The decrease is 927 tonnes greater than that of August 2021. Only a few quantities left in organic As of August 31, 2022, there are only around 16 tonnes of organic apples left in storage. This represents about 30 tons less than in August 2021. The ...

Source: Agrihebdo