EU-28: Stone Fruit Annual
EU-28 production of peaches and nectarines in MY 2015/16 is estimated at 4 million MT, 3.7 percent lower compared to the previous harvest due to unfavorable weather conditions with considerable decreases in the main European producers, Spain, Greece and France, while Italian production shows an increase. Total cherry production in MY 2015/16 is projected at 745,900 MT, remaining flat compared with last season, where the important growth in Italy and Greece could compensate the decline that may occur in Spain. In MY 2014/15, despite de Russian embargo, EU-28 exports of peaches and nectarines grew 16 percent while EU exports of fresh cherries decrease 10 percent.
