EU-28: Stone Fruit Annual
EU-28 production of peaches and nectarines in MY 2016/17 is estimated at almost 3.7 million MT, 6 percent lower compared to the previous harvest due to unfavorable weather conditions with considerable decreases in the main European producers, Spain and Italy, while Greek production shows an increase. Total cherry production in MY 2016/17 is projected at 623,664 MT, or almost 11 percent decrease compared with last season, where the growth in Poland and Spain could not compensate for the decline that may occur in Italy and Greece. In MY 2015/16, despite the Russian ban, EU-28 exports reoriented mainly to North Africa, Asia, Belarus and Moldova. During MY 2015/16 volumes of cherries imported from the United States decreased 63 percent. U.S. cherries exports may also be hit by French pesticide ban.
