Required Report - public distribution

**Date:** 1/1/2004

**GAIN Report Number:** NL4001

NL4001

**Netherlands**

**Fresh Deciduous Fruit**

**Semi-Annual**

**2004**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Roger Wentzel

U.S. Embassy, The Hague

**Prepared by:**

Marcel Pinckaers

**Report Highlights:**

This report is an overview of the fresh deciduous fruit market in the
Netherlands

Includes PSD Changes: Yes

Includes Trade Matrix: Yes

Semi-Annual Report

The Hague \[NL1\]

\[NL\]

# Apples

Domestic production of apples in MY 2003 is estimated at 405,000 MT
(35,000 MT more than 2002). Apple exports for MY 2003 are forecast at
340,000 MT. Imports of apples for MY 2003 are forecast to go up by
64,000 MT (to 360,000 MT).

+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Table 1: |         |          |          |          |          |
| European   |         |          |          |          |          |
| Union -    |         |          |          |          |          |
| Production |         |          |          |          |          |
| of         |         |          |          |          |          |
| Apples**   |         |          |          |          |          |
|            |         |          |          |          |          |
| 1,000 x    |         |          |          |          |          |
| Metric     |         |          |          |          |          |
| Tons       |         |          |          |          |          |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|            | *       | **2000** | **2001** | **2002** | *        |
|            | *1999** |          |          |          | *2003#** |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Italy      | 2,196   | 2,206    | 2,172    | 2,171    | 1,851    |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| France     | 2,230   | 2,260    | 1,938    | 1,966    | 1,727    |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Germany    | 1,036   | 1,131    | 922      | 763      | 807      |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Spain      | 837     | 683      | 806      | 646      | 680      |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| The        | 575     | 500      | 475      | 370      | 385      |
| N          |         |          |          |          |          |
| etherlands |         |          |          |          |          |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Others     | 1,541   | 1,426    | 1,215    | 1,223    | 1,130    |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Total EU | **      | *        | *        | *        | *        |
| 15**       | 8,415** | *8,206** | *7,528** | *7,139** | *6,601** |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Poland     | 1,604   | 2,000    | 2,484    | 2,168    | 2,100    |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Hungary    | 443     | 695      | 605      | 527      | 488      |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Others     | 476     | 503      | 462      | 460      | 524      |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **CC 10**  | **      | *        | *        | *        | *        |
|            | 2,533** | *3,198** | *3,551** | *3,155** | *3,112** |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Total EU | **1     | **       | **       | **       | *        |
| 25**       | 0,937** | 11,404** | 11,079** | 10,294** | *9,713** |
+------------+---------+----------+----------+----------+----------+

Source: Product board of Horticulture \*Estimated

  ------------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------
  **PSD Table**                                                                       

  **Country**         **Netherlands**                                                 

  **Commodity**       **Fresh Apples**                        (HA)(1000               
                                                              TREES)(MT)              

                      2001              Revised    2002       Estimate     2003       Forecast

                      USDA Official     Post       USDA       Post         USDA       Post
                      \[Old\]           Estimate   Official   Estimate     Official   Estimate
                                        \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]      \[Old\]    \[New\]

  **Market Year                         07/2001               07/2002                 07/2003
  Begin**                                                                             

  Area Planted        11,718            12,839     10,500     11,177       10,852     10,296

  Area Harvested      10,195            11,170     9,135      9,724        9,441      9,508

  Bearing Trees       19,984            21,862     17,888     19,102       18,547     18,547

  Non-Bearing Trees   4,741             5,228      4,277      4,481        4,351      4,351

  Total Trees         24,725            27,090     22,165     23,583       22,898     22,898

  Commercial          430,000           450,000    333,000    339,660      353,500    365,000
  Production                                                                          

  Non-Comm.           45,000            50,000     32,000     30,340       31,500     40,000
  Production                                                                          

  TOTAL Production    475,000           500,000    365,000    370,000      385,000    405,000

  TOTAL Imports       323,818           300,528    325,000    296,000      290,000    360,000

  TOTAL SUPPLY        798,818           800,528    690,000    666,000      675,000    765,000

  Domestic Fresh      362,818           325,528    288,000    314,000      310,000    330,000
  Consump                                                                             

  Exports, Fresh Only 320,000           360,000    297,000    265,000      270,000    340,000

  For Processing      96,000            85,000     89,000     77,000       85,000     85,000

  Withdrawal From     20,000            30,000     16,000     10,000       10,000     10,000
  Market                                                                              

  TOTAL UTILIZATION   798,818           800,528    690,000    666,000      675,000    765,000
  ------------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------

  ------------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------
  **Import Trade                                            
  Matrix**                                                  

  **Country**         Netherlands                           

  **Commodity**       Fresh Apples                          

  Time Period         CY                Units:              Metric Tons

  Imports for:        2001                                  **2002**

  U.S.                939               U.S.                1,054

  Others                                Others              

  E.U.                122,181           E.U.                118,370

  -France             64,171            -France             66,978

  -Belgium            37,890            -Belgium            35,144

  -Germany            10,745            -Germany            9,137

  -Other E.U.         9,375             -Other E.U.         7,111

  Chile               63,598            Chile               70,393

  South Africa        35,484            South Africa        22,943

  Argentina           30,073            Argentina           23,862

  Brazil              17,255            Brazil              22,808

  New Zealand         20,273            New Zealand         24,656

  Total for Others    288,864                               283,032

  Others not Listed   7,260                                 11,670

  Grand Total         297,063                               295,756
  ------------------- ----------------- ------------------- --------------

Source: World Trade Atlas

  -------------------- ---------------- -------------------- --------------
  **Export Trade                                             
  Matrix**                                                   

  **Country**          Netherlands                           

  **Commodity**        Fresh Apples                          

  Time Period          CY               Units:               Metric Tons

  Exports for:         2001                                  **2002**

  U.S.                 33               U.S.                 1

  Others                                Others               

  E.U.                 213,620          E.U.                 232,524

  -Germany             114,996          -Germany             124,497

  -France              21,655           -France              25,236

  -Belgium             22,200           -Belgium             21,889

  -Sweden              12,527           -Sweden              16,876

  -U.K.                11,397           -U.K.                11,330

  -Other E.U.          30,845           -Other E.U.          32,696

  Russia               45,469           Russia               36,596

  Czech Rep.           4,919            Czech Rep.           5,078

  Poland               7,620            Poland               3,177

  Total for Others     271,628                               277,375

  Others not Listed    19,863                                16,066

  Grand Total          291,524                               293,442
  -------------------- ---------------- -------------------- --------------

Source: World Trade Atlas

NOTE: The Product board of Horticulture reports only exports figures of
Dutch (produced) apples, no re-export. In order to include re-export in
this report, statistics from World Trade Atlas have been used. This
explains why the Trade Matrix figures do not always match PSD figures.

# Pears

Domestic production of pears in MY 2003 is estimated at 170,000 MT
(9,000 MT lower than 2002). Imports of pears for MY 2003 are forecast at
150,000 MT (22,000 MT higher than 2002). As a result, pear exports for
MY 2003 are forecast to reach 207,000 MT (17,000 MT higher than 2002).

+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Table 2:  |          |          |          |          |          |
| European    |          |          |          |          |          |
| Union -     |          |          |          |          |          |
| Production  |          |          |          |          |          |
| of Pears**  |          |          |          |          |          |
|             |          |          |          |          |          |
| 1,000 x     |          |          |          |          |          |
| Metric Tons |          |          |          |          |          |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
|             | **1999** | **2000** | **2001** | **2002** | **       |
|             |          |          |          |          | 2003\*** |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Italy       | 784      | 876      | 793      | 948      | 877      |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Spain       | 682      | 597      | 660      | 603      | 612      |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| France      | 288      | 259      | 254      | 237      | 186      |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| The         | 135      | 195      | 70       | 179      | 170      |
| Netherlands |          |          |          |          |          |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Belgium     | 165      | 180      | 89       | 173      | 174      |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Others      | 271      | 302      | 275      | 268      | 197      |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Total EU  | *        | *        | *        | *        | *        |
| 15**        | *2,325** | *2,409** | *2,141** | *2,408** | *2,216** |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Poland      | 67       | 82       | 77       | 90       | 80       |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| Others      | 16       | 16       | 5        | 6        | 12       |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| CC-10       | 83       | 98       | 82       | 96       | 92       |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+
| **Total EU  | *        | *        | *        | *        | *        |
| 25**        | *2,408** | *2,507** | *2,223** | *2,504** | *2,400** |
+-------------+----------+----------+----------+----------+----------+

Source: Product board of Horticulture \*Estimated

  ------------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------
  **PSD Table**                                                                       

  **Country**         **Netherlands**                                                 

  **Commodity**       **Fresh Pears**                         (HA)(1000               
                                                              TREES)(MT)              

                      2001              Revised    2002       Estimate     2003       Forecast

                      USDA Official     Post       USDA       Post         USDA       Post
                      \[Old\]           Estimate   Official   Estimate     Official   Estimate
                                        \[New\]    \[Old\]    \[New\]      \[Old\]    \[New\]

  **Market Year                         07/2001               07/2002                 07/2003
  Begin**                                                                             

  Area Planted        6,097             6,019      6,100      6,329        6,400      6,378

  Area Harvested      5,487             5,400      5,490      5,696        5,760      5,785

  Bearing Trees       7,113             7,100      7,117      7,384        7,467      7,467

  Non-Bearing Trees   1,423             1,400      1,423      1,477        1,493      1,493

  Total Trees         8,536             8,500      8,540      8,861        8,960      8,960

  Commercial          63,000            175,000    139,500    161,100      144,000    153,000
  Production                                                                          

  Non-Comm.           7,000             20,000     15,500     17,900       16,000     17,000
  Production                                                                          

  TOTAL Production    70,000            195,000    155,000    179,000      160,000    170,000

  TOTAL Imports       132,899           130,642    134,000    128,000      135,000    150,000

  TOTAL SUPPLY        202,899           325,642    289,000    307,000      295,000    320,000

  Domestic Fresh      108,899           130,142    114,500    113,500      110,000    110,000
  Consump                                                                             

  Exports, Fresh Only 90,000            190,000    170,000    190,000      182,000    207,000

  For Processing      4,000             5,500      4,500      3,500        3,000      3,000

  Withdrawal From     \-                \-         \-         \-           \-         \-
  Market                                                                              

  TOTAL UTILIZATION   202,899           325,642    289,000    307,000      295,000    320,000
  ------------------- ----------------- ---------- ---------- ------------ ---------- ----------

  ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -----------------
  **Import Trade                                         
  Matrix**                                               

  **Country**       Netherlands                          

  **Commodity**     Fresh Pears                          

  Time Period       CY                Units:             Metric Tons

  Imports for:      **2001**                             2002

  U.S.              3,547             U.S.               4,333

  Others                              Others              

  E.U.              35,790            E.U.               38,922

  \- Belgium        11,651            \- Belgium         24,023

  \- France         9,333             \- France          4,021

  \- Spain          4,755             \- Spain           3,041

  \- Germany        5,156             \- Germany         2,938

  -Other E.U.       4,895             -Other E.U.        4,899

                                                          

  Argentina         28,878            Argentina          25,553

  South Africa      25,244            South Africa       26,338

  Chile             24,061            Chile              23,726

  Total for Others  113,973                              114,539

  Others not Listed 4,762                                8,756

  Grand Total       122,282                              127,628
  ----------------- ----------------- ------------------ -----------------

Source: World Trade Atlas

  ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------
  **Export Trade                                         
  Matrix**                                               

  **Country**       Netherlands                          

  **Commodity**     Fresh Pears                          

  Time Period       CY                 Units:            Metric Tons

  Exports for:      2001                                 **2002**

  U.S.              12                 U.S.              0

  Others                               Others            

  E.U.              136,038            E.U.              137,762

  -Germany          40,621             -Germany          47,814

  -U.K.             38,078             -U.K.             34,718

  -France           15,773             -France           14,774

  -Sweden           8,814              -Sweden           9,187

  -Denmark          7,307              -Denmark          8,805

  -Other E.U.       25,445             -Other E.U.       22,464

                                                          

  Russia            41,952             Russia            33,317

  Norway            5,871              Norway            4,715

  Total for Others  183,861                              175,794

  Others not Listed 12,403                               10,469

  Grand Total       196,276                              186,263
  ----------------- ------------------ ----------------- -----------------

Source: World Trade Atlas

NOTE: The Product board of Horticulture reports only exports figures of
Dutch (produced) apples, no re-export. In order to include re-export in
this report, statistics from World Trade Atlas have been used. This
explains why the Trade Matrix figures do not always match PSD figures.