General trends in new apple varieties in ItalyEUFRIN Variety testing group Joint meeting with FruitBreedomics/stakeholders/breeders

Lleida

Walter Guerra

20.02.2013

The main apple growing areas in Italy (2009)

Source: Assomela / Cso Ferrara

Region ha .000 t %

South Tyrol 18100 1.157 49

Trentino 10200 421 21

Veneto 6200 194 9

Emilia R. 5700 147 7

Piemonte 5400 200 9

Others 8500 105 5

Total 60100 2237

Evolution of  apple growing areas in Italy in the last decade

Source: Istat

South Tyrol

Others

Varietal evolution in Italy in the last decade

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%

1999 2009

Source: Assomela / Cso Ferrara

Pink Lady®Cripps Pink/Rosy GlowPlanted surface end of 2011

16.041 ha worldwide

3.810 ha Europe

2.060 ha France1.480 ha Italy270 ha Spain

Source: Renaud Pierson, Starfruits

Modì® CIVG198Planted surface end of 2012

650 ha worldwide

500 ha Italy

AmbrosiaPlanted surface end of 2011

>600 ha worldwide

200 ha Italy

Kanzi® NicoterPlanted surface end of 2011

1.464 ha worldwide

1.269 ha Europe

150 ha Italy (South Tyrol)

Jazz® ScifreshPlanted surface end of 2011

2.599 ha worldwide

749 ha Europe

127 ha Italy (VOG South Tyrol)

Evelina® RoHo3615Planted surface end of 2012

500 ha Europe

82 ha Italy(52 ha South Tyrol Bio Südtirol, 30 ha Melinda)

Managed varieties in South TyrolUnion of cooperatives VOG

Union of cooperatives ViP

seit area (ha)

Pink Lady® Cripps Pink/Rosy Glow

1998 625Rubens® Civni/Civnired

2002 21

Kanzi® Nicoter 2006 189

Modì® CIVG198 2007 64

Jazz® Scifresh 2007/2010 125

Evelina® RoHo3615 2008 40

Envy® Scilate 2012

Ambrosia 2012

Total 1063

Bio Südtirol

Source: data base VOG & VI.P, update February 2013

120 ha up to 2016

100 ha up to 2018

New plantings in South TyrolDecade 2003-2012

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Data bases of VOG & VI.P

Varietal trends in South Tyrol – Standard varieties

Harvest2009 (%)

Comments Surface evolution up to 2015 (own estimate)

Golden Delicious 43

Gala 16 clonal optimization

Red Delicious 12 clonal optimization

Granny Smith 6 (+)

Braeburn 8 saturated markets, winter damage

Fuji 6 Good market acceptance

Pink Lady® 4 Demand>>Offer of trees

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Source of data: Chamber of commerce Bolzano

Niche varieties (<2%): Jonagold, Morgenduft, Winesap, (Idared), (Elstar) -

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Total production 2009 in South Tyrol: Integrated 1.100.000 t, Organic 50.000 t

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