Fruit production; harvesting and growing area apples and pears

This table provides information on the Dutch harvest of apples and pears and the corresponding growing area of apple and pear trees. The data are broken down by apple and pear variety. Until 2017, the crop area and harvest figures were established annually from the results of the harvest estimate Appels and Pears and the results of a panel composed of participants from the fruit sector. As of 2018, the figures are established on the basis of the (Summer Estimation) Appels and Pears and a name in the autumn which is carried out by cultivation advisory organisation Delphy. Data available from: 1997. Status of the figures: The figures are final. Changes as of 9 March 2022: The final figures for 2021 have been added. When will there be new figures? The provisional figures for the current year will be published in November and the figures will be given definitive status in March of the following year.