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The 2024-25 commercial season will be the first real test for the Dulcis kiwi, which presents itself with quantities almost tripled compared to 2023: over 600 tons on 300 hectares of surface (500 from 2025). It also debuted in some selected European distribution chains, in Germany, Belgium and Spain.

The Netherlands, together with Italy and Belgium, is one of the three most important pear producing countries in Europe. Pears are grown on just over 10,000 hectares. The area has remained fairly stable over the past five years, but before that the area increased annually. Of the pear harvest, 15% finds its destination in the Netherlands. The rest is exported and goes mainly to Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain and Poland.

Marketable production of fresh apples in the EU for 2024/2025 is expected to fall by 10% to 10.1 million tonnes. This will be the lowest apple harvest since 2017/2018, mainly due to adverse weather conditions in the main producing countries, as shown in the Commission's autumn forecast for the short-term outlook for key crops and livestock. The decline will be felt in countries such as Poland and Germany, where the upcoming trading seasons are expected to be 20% and 16% lower respectively. A significant decrease is also expected in other producing countries, such as Italy, France, Romania, the Czech Republic, Austria and Belgium. The reduction in availability will mainly impact production destined for processing, with around 3.5 million tonnes of apples expected to be sold in the EU for this purpose, down 22% year-on-year and -15% compared to the average term of five years. Accordingly, production for fresh consumption is expected to reach 6.6 million tonnes (-3% on an annual basis, -9% compared to the five-year average).