Belgian fruit growers will once again produce fewer apples and pears this year. This is evident from the estimates by sectoral organisations, based on a survey of around one hundred Belgian fruit-growing companies. The expected harvest amounts to 166 million kilograms of apples and 364 million kilograms of pears, both below average. Poor weather conditions are the main contributing factor.

Belgian fruit growers will once again produce fewer apples and pears this year. This is evident from the estimates by sectoral organisations, based on a survey of around one hundred Belgian fruit-growing companies. The expected harvest amounts to 166 million kilograms of apples and 364 million kilograms of pears, both below average. Poor weather conditions are the main contributing factor.

  • myrmidexMAEnglish
    3·
    15 days ago

    The main challenges for the upcoming season, besides climate change, include unpredictable developments in international markets, pressure on the use of essential crop protection products, labour availability, increasing administrative requirements for producers, the proliferation of regulations, and limited support from the European Union for the agricultural sector.

    Less regulation, more money for an everdwindling production!

    besides climate change

    Yes let’s casually ignore the elephant in the room that will trample everything.

      • myrmidexMAEnglish
        1·
        15 days ago

        perhaps not labour availability, as climate change will drive tens to hundreds of millions our way 😀

        EDIT: silly me, that also counts as ‘impacted’ :)

    • PhilosoDOOM@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      15 days ago

      Can’t forget climate change! Yesterday I farted and it didn’t smell like my normal farts, because of climate change.