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Article: Smaller EU-15 apple crop will be made up by NMS.(European Union)(New Member States)

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July 14, 2006
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A slightly larger apple crop than in 2005 is being forecast this year in the EU-25. Initial estimates released ahead of the 2006 Prognosfruit Congress on August 10-12 in Budapest, indicate harvests markedly smaller in the EU-15 but considerably larger in the New Member States (NMS).

Dessert apple supplies are set to be tight compared with 2005/06, but more cider apples will be available. A small decline is also seen for pears, it added.

For the second time since 2003 the total EU-15 crop is likely to come in under 7 million tonnes.

How far below this total remains to be confirmed, given the often subjective estimates of experts available so ...

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