Italy: Fresh Deciduous Fruit Annual
With more than 2.3 MMT, Italy provides approximately 20 percent of the EU-28 apple production. Italy’s MY 2015/16 apple production is forecast to decrease by 5.2 percent compared to the previous year. Italy is the largest EU-28 pear producer. Fruit size is forecast to be normal and quality excellent. Italy’s MY 2015/16 pear production is forecast at 723,000 MT, 1.8 percent less than last season’s supply. Italy is the leading table grape producer in the EU-28, followed by Spain and Greece. Italy’s MY 2015/16 table grape production is forecast to increase, thanks to ideal weather during flowering and fruit set. Fruit quality is forecast to be very good.
