WAPA forecasts on the southern hemisphere: Apple volumes increasing, pears decreasing

Published 2024년 2월 12일

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The World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) predicts a 1.1% increase in apple production to 4,775,530 tons in the southern hemisphere for 2024, with South Africa remaining the largest producer. However, pear production is expected to decrease by 2.3% to 1,465,800 tonnes. The report, backed by fruit associations from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand, and South Africa, also anticipates a decrease in European apple and pear stocks, while stored volumes in the USA are set to increase.

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In the southern hemisphere, an increase in production is expected for apples and a decrease for pears. The forecasts for 2024 were released in Berlin, on the occasion of Fruit Logistica, by the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) which held its annual general meeting during the German trade fair. During the meeting WAPA revealed the forecasts for the southern hemisphere apple and pear harvest. This report was compiled with the support of CAFI (Argentina), APAL (Australia), ABPM (Brazil), Fruit from Chile (Chile), New Zealand Apples and Pears (New Zealand) and Hortgro (South Africa) and therefore provides data consolidations of the six main countries of the southern hemisphere. As for apples, the harvest forecast for the Southern Hemisphere for 2024 suggests an increase of 1.1% compared to last year (4,725,574 tons), for a total of 4,775,530 tons. South Africa is expected to maintain its leadership as the largest producer, with 1,396,659 tonnes (+4.6 from 2023), followed by ...

Source: Corriereortofrutticolo