Representatives of key apple and pear producing and exporting countries from around the world met on 7 February 2014 at the recent FruitLogistica fair in Berlin for the annual general meeting of the World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA). During its annual meeting WAPA released its annual consolidated crop forecasts for the forthcoming southern hemisphere apple and pear seasons (see tables here).
Collected from industry groups in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Chile, New Zealand and South Africa, the forecast showed that the 2014 apple and pear Southern Hemisphere crops are expected to reach 5.570.000 MT and 1.476.000 MT, respectively. For apples, this represents an increase of 4% on the 2013 crop; while forecasted export figures also increase by 6% to 1.811.303 MT. For pears, a decrease of 5% on the 2013 crop is recorded while forecasted export figures are expected to be 3% lower at 724.864 MT.
CONTACT: M. Philippe BINARD / Mrs. Raquel IZQUIERDO DE SANTIAGO – WAPA
WAPA was founded in August 2001 with the objectives of providing a forum for discussion on matters of interest to the apple and pear business and initiating recommendations to strengthen the sector. The current President of the Association is Peter Beaven of Pipfruit New Zealand, while Daniel Sauvaitre of ANPP in France is Vice-President. WAPA membership includes the following countries: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brazil,
Source: World Apple and Pear Association (WAPA)