EU-28: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
In Marketing Year 2018/19, apple, pear and table grape production in the European Union is forecast to be significantly up after low production in the previous year. Expectations for apple production are for a 34 percent increase compared to the frost-stricken previous year, which would represent the largest production ever recorded in the EU. The forecast for pear production is up 4 percent while the increase for table grapes is forecast at 11 percent. As a result of the high domestic supply, imports of apples and pears are expected to decline, whereas exports are forecast to increase.
