Pears

WAPA, the World Apple and Pear Association, released today the first apple and pear stock figures
of 2022. The figures show that in Europe apple stocks increased by 5.1% compared to 2021 to reach
4,308,683 T, while pear stocks decreased by 18.2% to 661,587 T. In the USA, apple stocks as of 1
January 2022 stood at 1,674,042 T (-2.7% compared to 2021), while pear stocks reached 190,192 T
(24.8% above 2021). read more

Opera is the biggest Consortium of made up exclusively Italian Fruit Growers specialized in the cultivation of pears. read more

On 6th December 2021, Belarus decided to respond to the latest international sanctions by implementing an embargo on food import into the country for food products originating from the European Union but also the UK, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, North Macedonia, Albania, the USA, and Canada. read more

Fresh-market.pl recently reported on WAPA's updated forecast for the European Union's pear harvest in 2021 (see here). For Poland, the data has not changed and speaks of a harvest at the level of 70 thousand tonnes, i.e. 5 thousand tonnes (8 per cent) more than a year earlier. read more

WAPA gave an update on its forecasts for apple and pear yields in the northern hemisphere at its last meeting in December. read more

Belarus is introducing its sanctions from January 1, 2022, reports PAP based on reports by Belarusian News Agency BelTa. read more

September brought falls in wholesale prices on the domestic pear market in Poland. read more

Experts of the Central Statistical Office (CSO) in Poland have estimated that this year's total fruit harvest will amount to around 5 million tonnes and will be by 11 per cent higher than the harvest of 2020. read more

The volume of export of pears from Poland (CN category 080830 - Fresh pears) amounted to 59.9 thousand tonnes in the first half of 2021, and its value amounted to 71.3 million PLN. read more

The fruit harvest in Poland in 2021, according to preliminary estimates by CSO experts, is expected to total around 4.6 million tonnes. This means a year-on-year increase of around 3 per cent. read more

WAPA has published an updated estimate of pear stocks. For the European Union countries (plus Switzerland and Great Britain), stocks of this fruit, as of 1 June 2021, totalled 61,458 tonnes. read more

Although the apple harvest in 2020 in Poland was not record-breaking, the now-ending apple trading season will not be well remembered by Polish fruit growers. read more

The volume of imports to Poland of pears (CN category 080830 - Fresh pears) amounted to 13.9 thousand tonnes in the first quarter of 2021, while its value reached 45.1 million PLN. read more

The export volume of pears from Poland (CN category 080830 - Fresh pears) amounted to 43.0 thousand tonnes in the first quarter of 2021, and its value was 45.1 million PLN. read more

WAPA has published an updated estimate of pear stocks. As for the European Union countries (plus Switzerland), stocks of this fruit, as of 1 May 2021, amounted to 147,579 tonnes. read more

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Just a few days ago, we were faced with a weather collapse. European countries were flooded by a wave of cold, which had a devastating effect on fruit-growing areas. The frosts affected Italy, Croatia, Hungary, France, Austria, but also our neighbour Germany. read more

WAPA has published an updated estimate of pear stocks. As for the European Union countries (plus Switzerland), stocks of this fruit, as of 1 April 2021, amounted to 273,473 tonnes. read more