The projection for the apple harvest remains positive in the northern hemisphere

For the 2023-2024 campaign, several countries hope to achieve an increase in production, such as France. This year the country expects to harvest a total of 1.5 million tons of apples, which will represent an increase of 12% compared to the 2022 harvest. As for Italy, one of the South Tyrol consortiums projected that the Production will be 10% higher than that of the 2022-23 campaign. The apple harvest has begun in most countries of the world, which face different realities and challenges that will mark the season. This was revealed by Fresh Plaza. Catalonia, the main producing area in Spain, expects to harvest 266,110 tons in 2023, a figure similar to the average of the last 5 years (-1%) and 22% higher than that of 2022. To date, several storms have occurred hail in Lleida. The worst were those on May 7, which caused damage of between 80 and 100% in about 282 hectares, and on June 13, with damage of between 70 and 100% in about 250 hectares. On June 29, several regions were ...