Fewer apples and pears than expected
The first EU apple estimates, which were released on 3 August 2023 during Prognosfruit, indicated a 3.3% decrease compared to last year, to a total of 11,410,681t. The EU pear crop for 2023 was estimated to be down 12.9% compared to last year's crop, totalling 1,745,632t.
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