date:Nov 05, 2013
Worldwide there is (on a commercial scale) an estimated 75 million apples produced. Of this, over 10% are traded internationally in their fresh form. In 2012 there was an amount of 8.2 million tons with a net worth of 8 billion dollars (6.4 billion Euro). China is by far the largest apple producer. China alone, produces 36 billion tonnes (FAO figures 2011) which is around half of the total (commercial) production. Other large producers are the USA (4.3 billion tonnes), India (2.9), Turkey (2.7),