What is happening to apples in the EU is worrying: many would not have believed it

Published 2024년 8월 9일

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The 2024 Prognosfruit world conference in Budapest reported a significant decrease in the European Union's apple harvest, projected at 10.2 million tons, a 11.3% drop from the previous year and the second smallest harvest in the last decade. This decline is primarily due to unfavorable weather conditions, including severe spring frosts and cool pollination periods, impacting major apple-producing countries like Belgium, Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic. Some countries and varieties are expected to experience more substantial drops, such as Belgium with a 35% decrease in production. However, growth is anticipated in Spain and Greece, with increases of 9.4% and 56% in apple production respectively.

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After last year's organizer Trento, in 2024 Budapest hosted WAPA's apple and pear world conference, Prognosfruit 2024, which was co-organized by FruitVeB. The numbers of this year's EU apple forecast were presented by Philippe Binard, WAPA secretary. According to a forecast based on estimates from the most important apple-growing countries of the European Union, the volume of the EU apple harvest in 2024 will be 10.2 million tons, which means a drop of 11.3% compared to the amount harvested the previous year, and also the second smallest in the last 10 years after 2017 fruit - writes FruitVeB. The reason for the significant decrease compared to the 2023 season is the unfavorable weather prevailing in the northern (Belgium, Germany) and eastern (Poland, Czech Republic) parts of Europe, which was negatively affected by the severe spring frosts following the mild winter and the cool weather during the period of pollination and fruit set. this year's prospects. Among the main ...

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