On August 2-4, 2023, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presented the 2023 EU apple and pear crop forecast at the 48th edition of the Prognosfruit convention. WAPA forecasts the 2023 EU fresh apples crop at 11.4 million metric tons (MT), 3.3 percent below the 2022 harvest. The reduction is a result of poor pollination and droughts. Production of fresh pears is forecast at 1.7 million MT. This is a decrease of 12.8 percent compared to 2022, and largely a result of weather-related reductions in Italy, France, and Greece. This forecast reflects the situation as of mid-July.
Forecast for apples
WAPA forecasts the apple crop of 20 EU member states in 2023 at 11.4 million MT . This is a decrease of 3.3 percent compared to the 2022 harvest, yet 0.3 percent higher than the average of the preceding ten years. Nonetheless, it would be the fourth smallest crop of the last ten years. The forecast number includes 683,000 MT of organic apples.
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Source: apps.fas.usda.gov
