The paltry 2016 Austrian fruit harvest led to a below-average self-sufficiency of only 27 percent in the period from July 2016 to June 2017. In the years before, the domestic fruit supply was around 50 percent. The majority of fruit was therefore imported, according to Statistics Austria.
According to these statistics, there are currently 3,900 local fruit farmers with an total area of some 15,700 hectares. The number of farms that cultivate apples, pears, apricots and/or peaches has been declining since the late 1990s, while the acreage remains stable. Almost two thirds of the fruit trees are located in Styria.
Austria remains an import country
For other vegetable products, Austria's self-sufficiency level is significantly higher. For example, potatoes are produced 87 percent domestically and vegetables 58 percent.
Source: Statistics Austria
