France: Consumers reach for entry-level prices for apples
Decreasing apple and significantly increasing pear stocks are recorded by the statistical service of the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agreste. In December 2022, apple stocks fell by 5% year-on-year, while exports increased.
Depending on the variety, stocks are developing unevenly. Prices in December were above those of the previous year as well as

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