USDA: Global apple production expected to decline slightly in 2024/25, pear production to improve

Published Dec 25, 2024

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The USDA forecasts a slight decrease in world apple production for the 2024/25 season, estimated at 83.9 million tons, due to declines in the EU, US, Turkey, and Russia, which is not balanced by an expected increase in China. Owing to normal weather conditions and the introduction of higher yield varieties, China's production may rise by 1.5 million tons. In contrast, the EU's production is expected to drop by 1.1 million tons due to frost damage in Poland. The USDA also anticipates a minor increase in pear production, with China's production expected to rise, while the US and EU production is predicted to decline. Global exports of both apples and pears are expected to see slight growth, primarily driven by improved foreign sales in China and Türkiye.

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World apple production could reach 83.9 million tons in the current 2024/25 campaign, according to forecasts by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). This figure would represent a decrease of almost 350,000 tons compared to the previous campaign. The downward trend is due to the decrease in the harvest in the European Union, the United States, Turkey and Russia, which is not offset by the expected increase in China, the world's leading producer. China's production could increase by 1.5 million tons, to 48 million tons, if weather conditions are normal. This country, which obtains more than half of the world's production, continues to replace old varieties with others with higher yields, thereby compensating for the decrease in the area devoted to this crop. In contrast, in the EU, the world's second largest producer, a decrease of 1.1 million tonnes is expected, bringing the total to 11 million, due to frost damage in Poland, the Union's largest producer. The United ...

Source: Agropopular