Yield and cultivation area apples and pears per region, 1997 - 2017
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Table explanation
This table provides information on the harvest of apples and pears in the Netherlands. It concerns the harvest of apples and pears and the corresponding cultivation area (broken down by variety and fruit cultivation area).
From 2016 it is mandatory for growers to participate in the survey. The response is therefore higher than in previous years, which can lead to breaks in the trend.
Data available from 1997 to 2017.
Status of the figures:
The figures for the years 1997 to 2016 are final, and the figures for 2017 are provisional. Due to the discontinuation, the provisional figures will not become definite.
Changes as of 12 April 2019:
None, this table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not. This table has been discontinued.
Description topics
- Yield
- The crop of apples and pears, in million kg. Weather plays a part in the volume of the harvest. Coldness and precipitation in springtime can have a negative effect on a good fructification. In summertime, hailstorms in particular can have a damaging effect on the volume of the harvest.
- Apple Varieties
- Total apple varieties
- Cox's Orange Pippin, Delcorf (incl. Delbarestivale), Elstar, Golden Delicious, Jonagold (incl. such as Red Prince), Jonagored, Junami (incl. Milwa), Kanzi (incl. Nikoter), Rode Boskoop, Rubens (incl. Civni) and other apple varieties (such as Gala and Braeburn).
- Cox's Orange Pippin
- Delbarestivale (Delcorf)
- Elstar
- Golden Delicious
- Jonagold
- incl. such as Red Prince
- Jonagored
- Rode Boskoop (rennet apple)
- Including Schone van Boskoop.
- Other apple varieties
- Such as Gala and Braeburn.
- Pear Varieties
- Total pear varieties
- Beurré Alexandre Lucas, Conference, Doyenné du Comice,
Cooking pears, Triomphe de Vienne and other pear varieties
(such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite).
- Conference
- Doyenné du Comice
- Cooking pears
- Most important cooking pear varieties in the Netherlands:
about 80 percent Gieser Wildeman and about 20 percent Saint Rémy.
- Triomphe de Vienne
- Other pear varieties
- Such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite.
- Area under cultivation
- The area of apple and pear orchards, in hectare.
- Apple Varieties
- Total apple varieties
- Cox's Orange Pippin, Delbarestivale (Delcorf), Elstar, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Jonagored, Junami, Kanzi, Rode Boskoop (rennet apple), Rubens and other apple varieties (such as Gala and Braeburn).
- Cox's Orange Pippin
- Delbarestivale (Delcorf)
- Elstar
- Golden Delicious
- Jonagold
- Jonagored
- Rode Boskoop (rennet apple)
- Including Schone van Boskoop
- Other apple varieties
- Such as Gala and Braeburn.
- Pear Varieties
- Total pear varieties
- Beurré Alexandre Lucas, Conference, Doyenné du Comice,
Cooking pears, Triomphe de Vienne and other pear varieties
(such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite).
- Conference
- Doyenné du Comice
- Cooking pears
- Most important cooking pear varieties in the Netherlands:
about 80 percent Gieser Wildeman and about 20 percent Saint Rémy.
- Triomphe de Vienne
- Other pear varieties
- Such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite.