WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released the apple and pear stock figures for 1 June 2023. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks decreased by 23.4% compared to 2022 to reach 712,212 T, while pear stocks decreased by 25.4% to reach 54,370 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1 June 2023 stood at 559,245 T (8.6% lower compared to 2022), with pear stocks also down to 17,541 T (5.9% less than 2022).
WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, collects the monthly stock figures for apples and pears from Europe and the United States. WAPA can reveal that European apple stocks stood at 712,212 T as of 1 June 2023, which decreased by 23.4% compared to 2022. The decrease was mainly due to a reduction in the following varieties: a 36.5% drop in Golden Delicious, Idared is 20.1% less, Jonagold 44.7% lower, Gala 22.7% lower, Fuji is down by 67.5% and Granny Smith is 23.8% lower. Cripps Pink increased by 225.6%.
Pear Stocks in the EU stood at 54,370 T and is down by 25.4%. Decreases in varieties of Conference was 3.7% and for Alexandrina 41.1%.
In the USA, apple stocks as of 1 June 2023 stood at 559,245 T (8.6% lower compared to 2022), while pear stocks is less at 17,541 T (5.9% less than 2022). The apples stocks of Fuji was up by 15.2%, Gala is 30.7% higher. Golden Delicious is lower by 25.7%, Granny Smith is down by 46.9% and Honeycrisp is 39.3% lower.
The US pear varieties saw a decline in Anjou of 4.5% and Bosc is down by 38.6% while Red Anjou is 15.6% lower.
WAPA will continue to publish the monthly stock figures on its website and social media channels for the rest of the season.
For more information:
World Apple and Pear Association
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Email: wapa@wapa-association.org
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