EU-28: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
This report provides EU-28 production, supply, and demand forecasts for fresh apples, fresh pears, and table grapes. Lower EU domestic production but still good demand from the processing industry offer good market prospects for apples and pears in marketing year (MY) 2015/16. Commercial EU apple production in MY 2015/16 is estimated to decrease by 7 percent compared to the record output of MY 2014/15 and reach 11.2 MMT. The forecast for EU commercial pear production in MY 2015/16 is at 2.3 MMT, down by 5 percent, whereas EU table grapes production is expected to slightly increase by 3 percent in MY 2015/16 to approximately 1.7 MMT. In August, 2015, the EU Commission extended the market support measures introduced due to the Russian import bans for the European fruit and vegetables sector again into 2016.
