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Common Market Organisation (CMO)Fruit and vegetables sector
Market situation for F&V in the EU
Unit G.2. - Wine, spirits, and horticultural products
DG Agriculture and Rural Development
European Commission
Civil Dialogue Group "Fruits & Vegetables" – 5 April 2019
Market situation for F&V in the EU
1. Market context
2. Vegetables
3. Fruit
1. Market context
1. Market context
1. Market context
• Hot weather in early autumn and mild winter:
Affected quality some fruits (over-ripened apples & pears)
Low demand for certain products in Europe (citrus, pip fruit)
1. Market context
1. Market context
• Frost in mid-winter:
Slowed down production of certain vegetables
Significant price recovery (cucumbers, courgettes, aubergines)
1. Market context
1. Market context
• Drought combined with mild temperatures:
Increased need to irrigate crops
Advanced flowering certain fruit (stone fruit)
Risk of damages if spring frost
1. Market context
1. Market context
• Russian ban:
Significant increase F&V Russian production – but still import
Ban on imports from Ukraine - possibly on re-exports Belarus
Facilitation imports fromMoldova & Turkish tomatoes
• North Africa:
Steady increase EU exports to Egypt
Partially compensates for dramatic drop Algeria
1. Market context
• FTA negotiations:
Mercosur: deadlock
Australia & New Zealand: ongoing
• CETA Canada: Substantial increase EU exports
• Japan: Expectations to improve trade (but long distance for F&V)
2. Vegetables
• Average EU market situation this season
• Price fluctuations in certain periods (supply concentrations)
2. Vegetables
• Winter cold impacted vegetable production & marketing
• Prices cucumbers, courgettes, aubergines recovered
3. Fruit
• EU abundant crop - negative impact on prices
• Last summer’s heat and drought affected quality
• High stock volumes, limited shelf life – price pressure
3. Fruits
• Difficult market situation in Spain - production conditions
• Large crop, delays harvest early fruit, overlapping
• Quality problems – heat and drought, floods October
• Low demand –mild weather
3. Fruits
• Mild winter weather in Spain advanced fruit development
• High early production of good quality expected
• But recent damages caused by frost and hailstorms
Thank you for your attention!
Unit G.2. - Wine, spirits, and horticultural products
European CommissionDG Agriculture and Rural DevelopmentDirectorate G. Markets and Observatories