Cerezas/Unión Europea: USDA proyecta una producción sobre 715 mil toneladas en 2024/25

Total EU cherry production in MY 2024/25 is projected to recover only marginally from last year’s low levels and amount to 715 thousand MT up from the 705 thousand MT produced in 2023. In 2024, the production declines in Poland and most prominently in Italy will push the overall EU output forecast down.

In Poland, the mild winter enabled fruit trees to remain in good condition with an absence of frost damage in the roots of the trees. Favorable weather conditions in January and February also helped to stimulate the plants. Spring plant growth started very early with vegetation developing between two to three weeks earlier compared to normal. However, the condition of fruit trees worsened due to frosts at the end of April and the first half of May. Frosts caused significant damage to both flower buds and already set fruit. In some areas, hailstorms in the second half of May also caused damage to the trees’ structure. Consequently, MY 2024/25 cherry production in Poland is forecasted below last year’s levels.

Italy’s MY 2024/25 cherry production is forecast to decline significantly from the previous season levels as adverse weather conditions consisting of cold nights and hot days negatively impacted cherry flowering in April.

Source: USDA

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