Germany: Prognosfruit 2016
On August 4 - 6, 2016, the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA) presented the 2016 EU apple and pear crop forecast at the 40th Prognosfruit convention in Hamburg/Germany. WAPA forecasts the 2016 EU fresh apples crop at 12 million metric tons (MT). This is a decrease of three percent compared to the large crop in 2015. Production of fresh pears is forecast at 2.1 million MT, versus 2.4 million MT in 2015. This is a decrease of nine percent. This forecast reflects the situation as of mid-July.