October 10 2006, 16:05

In 2006 pear production in the EU-25 will remain on the past year level

According to information of Prognosfruit, referred to by eBronisze.pl, pear production in the EU-25 will not change significantly; it will stay on the same level of 2.5 mln. tons comparing to the previous year. The largest growth of pear production is forecasted to take place in Great Britain (+25% comparing to 2005), Germany and Portugal (+15%), Belgium (+13%) and France (+5%).

At the same time, the most significant reduction of pear production is expected in Poland (- 15%) and Spain (- 12%). According to the analysts' forecasts, pear production in Poland in 2006 will be 55,000 tons.

We'll point out that the perspectives of fruit and vegetable production in Russia will be presented by the best analysts of the produce business in the Eastern Europe during the first international conference "Produce Business in Russia 2006". The perspective production and prices for fruits and vegetables on Ukrainian market, and also the prospects of Ukrainian market development will be focused during the third international conference "Fruits and Vegetables of Ukraine 2006. Open Market".