date:Nov 05, 2013
looks like Belgium and Germany are expecting a poor harvest.
Dutch pear cultivation now exceeds apple
In The Netherlands the total amount of apples grown has decreased further and there are more pears. We have seen this trend over the years. In 2000 the total area for apple cultivation was nearly 13,000 ha, this year it is not even 7,800 ha. In the same time the cultivation of pears has increased from 6,000 to 8,300 ha. The variety of Dutch apples has also changed but Elstar was and still rema