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ANNUALREPORTONTHEESTIMATED CLEARINGS ANDNEWPLANTATIONS
OFCERTAINTYPESOFFRUIT,TREES
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(submittedtotheEuropeanParliament andto
theCouncilbytheCommission) I
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I.INTRODUCTION
1.TheCouncil Directive of20July 1976 ,76/625/EEC ,asamended byCouncil
Directive 77/159/^SC 'of14February 1977 »concerning thestatistical surveys
' . potnntialtobecarried ,outbyMember States inorder todetermine 'the production /'of
plantations ofcertain species offruit trees ,requires inArticle 8that tho
Commission shall submit totheEuropean Parliament andtheCouncil from 1January
1977 annual reports onthesubject ofArticles 5and 6.
2.This second report relates toestimates made byMeifiber States oftheareas of
fruit trees cleared andnewly planted during the1976/77Beason .Theinformation
should have been notified totheCommission by31December 1977 »but once again
delays occurred through some Member States encountering difficulties inmeeting
thedeadline specified intheDirective (seepara .13).
II.OBJECTIVE
3.Thoobjective ofArticles 5and .6oftheDirective istoprovide theCommission
with annual estimates dfchanges inthearea ofcertain species offruit trees
(deflsert apples ,dessert pears ,peaches andoftmges ).These estimates give an
indication ofthetrend inthearea under fruit trees between thequinquennial
surveys onfruit tree plantations .
r
III .INFORMATION R2CEIVED
4.TheDirective requires Member States tosupply annual estimates oftheareas of
fruit trecB cleared andnewly planted ,byspecies .Fornewplantations theestimates
must distinguish between varieties "insofaraspossible ".Most Member States
havo been able tosub-divide both clearings andplantings into major varieties
orvarietal groups ,butoneortwocountries have only supplied ,global estimates .
IV.AREAS CLEARED (Table 1)
15»Thetotal area ofapple ,pear ,peach and .orange trees cleared ,in1976/77was
27606hectares ,anincrease of55i°compared with clearings during the1975/76
season .Clearings ofapple trees were almost double those of1975/76,increases
ocojrring inallMember States with theexception ofIreland andDenmark .Clearings
o'fpear andpeach trees increased byapproximately one-third overall ,mainly in
France andItaly inthecass ofpears ,andItaly inthecase ofpeaches .Clearings
oforange trees were once again insignificant .
6.Theinoreased rate ofclearing ofapple andpear trees almost certainly resulted
fromtheCommunity grubbing premiums ^which werepayable onareas ofGolden
lTo.J. HoL218 ,11.8.1976 ,p.10
2)O.J. NoL48,19.2.1977 ,p.31
3)Counoil Rogulation (EEC)No 794/76of6Aprii 1976j O.J.NoL93,8.4.1976 ,p.3

Delicious ,StarkingDelicious andImperatore applevarieties andPasseCraesane
pearoclearedbefore1April1977.Pinalstatistics onareasofthesevarieties
clearedundergrantarenotyetavailable fromtheDirectorate-General for
Agriculture ,butestimates suppliedbyMemberStatesaregiveninTable2.The
varietieseligibleforgrubbingpremiumaaccountedforatleast75$ofapples
clearedinFranceandBelgiumand57"faofapplesclearedinItaly.Clearings of
PaseeCrassanepearsamountedto60$ofthetotalinItaly.IntheUnitedKingdom,
applotreesclearedweremainlyoftheCox'sOrangePippinandWorcester Pearmain
varieties .
7.Information onvarieties ofpeachtreesclearedisincomplete ,butthereappear
tobenosignificant changescompared withtheprevious season.
V,ÀREASPUOT2D(Table3)
8.Duringthe1976/77seasonnearly14thousandhectaresofapple,peartpeachand
orangetreeswereplanted,anincreaseof13%overthepreceding season.The
area6ofnewplantations ofappleandpeartreesshowedincreases of11%and
33£respectively ,whilsttheareaofneworangeplantations almostdoubled
(althoughitstillrepresents only1.3$ofthetotalarea 1underorangesrecordedat
theprevioussurvey).Newplantations ofpeach.1treeswereatvirtually thesamelevel
asin1975/76.
9*Despitethegrubbing schemeoutlined above,Gt>ldenDelicious andRedDelicious
typeapplevarieties togetherrepresented over50%ofnewplantations inFrance
andItaly.Jfewplantations ofImperatore apple3andPasseCrassanepearsinItaly
were,however,negligible .InGermany,BelledeBoskoopandGlosterwerethe
majorapplevarieties 'planted,andCox'sOrangePippinaccounted for50foofthe
newplantations intheUnitedKingdom.TheNavelandTaroccovarieties represented
30%and52iarespectively oftotalplantingsoforanges.
VI.NETCIIAHGEIWAREA(Table4)
10.During1976/77,thetotalareaofcommercial orchardsofapples,pears,peaches
andorangesdeclinedby13725hectares,comparedwith5500hectaresduringthe
1975/76season.Asaproportionofthetotalferearecordedattteprevioussurvey,the
decreasewasgreatest -inthecaseofpears(->5.4f°),whilsttheareaunderapples
«*idpeachesdecreasedby2.9i»and2.5%respectively .Asin1975/76,therewasa
slightincreaseintheiareaunderoranges(0.8$),
11*.psGauseofinsufficient data,apreciseanalysisofthechangeinareabyvariety
iBrinotpossible.However,nearly75#ofthedecreaseintheareaunderapplesand
ovsr50ofthedoorcaseinpearscanbeattributed tothevarietieseligible

forgrubbingpremiums (seepara.6).
12.Theareanuncler apples,pears,peachesaridorangesrecordedattheprevious
surveyineachKemberSta'tohavebeenadjustedbythetotalchangeinareas
showninTable4togiveanestimateoftheareasin1977*Table5givesa
comparison betweentheestimated 1977areaandtheactualareaasrecordedat
the1977Community orchardfruittreesurveycarriedoutundertheprovisions of
CouncilDiroctivo 76/625/iSEC.Inmakingthiscomparison ,attentionisdrawntothe
factthatthemethodsU3edtocollectannualinformation onclearings andplantingsStates
varyfromcountrytocountry# SomoMember/collecttheinfonnation atthetime
oftheannualagricultural censuswhereasothersrelyonestimates madeby
horticultural advisoryofficers.Theestimates arenot,therefore ,strictly
comparable witheachother,norwiththeCommunity orchardfruitsurveyresults.
VII.CONCLUSIONS
13,Theinformation received fromMemberStatesinrespectofthe1976/77season
providedmuchthesamplevelofdetailasforthe1975/76season.SomeMember
Statesarestillunabletosupplydetailsofrindividual varieties ,andconsequently
ananalysisofthechangesinareaofmajor (varieties atCommunity levelisnot
possible.Inaddition,mostMemberStatesstillhavedifficulty inproviding ihe
information bythedeadlineof31Decemberspecified inArticlef 5snd6ofthe
Directive ,withtheresultthatEUROSTAT wasnotinreceiptofallthedatauntil
somo9monthslater.Theproblemsleadingtothisdelaywillbediscussed with
MemberStatesatafuturemeetingofthe"Vegetable ProductsStatistics "(fruitand
vegetables )WorkingPartywithaviewtofindingasolution.
14.Asstatedinparagraph 3tthepurposeofcollecting annualestimates ofareas
clearedandnewlyplantedistoprovideup-to-dateinformation ontrendsin
commercial orchardareas.Table5shows,however,thatforcertain MemberStates
:>therearesignificant divergences betweenthetrendsindicated bytheannual
-estimates (col.2)and,theactualchangeoccurring betweensuccessive surveys
($ol.5).Becauseofthis,andbecause,moreover ,ofincomplete information on
individual varieties .clearedandacomplete lackofinfonnation ontheageof
^ycescleared(neitherofwhichisrequiredbytheDirective),itisdifficult
toseehowtheestimates intheirpresent formcanbeused,ashadbeenhoped,for
Production forecasting purposes.Itmayofcoursebepossible infutureyearsfor
MemberStatestoprovideimproved andmoredetailed estimates ofclearings and
plantings ,butatthemomentthedataBhouldbeinterpreted withcaution.
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Table 1tAreaandproportion 1'oforchard fruit cleared in1976/77by-
country and species
CountryApples Pears |Peaches Oranges
ha ha ;5 ha:1_J ha 1ï__4
BHDeutschland |592 2,1 43 1.6•3 0,7-
2)
IFranco 5177 7,7 1285 4,9 3928 9,3
Itftlia 3238 4,5 4453 8,3
6,63^4015 4,8 487
[0,5
IHederland 2159 9,8 428
IBelftiquc /Belftië 425
114>5,1 26 0,7 1 1,3
ILuxembourg 2,8
IUnited Kingdom 1102 5,3 193 3,8
IIreland 9 1,6
IDanrnark 42 0,6 LiJ iJ
HJR-9 12744 !
i5,9 6428 6,8 7947 6,3 487 o,5
l)Areas cleared asaproportion oftheareas recorded attheprevious survey
(secTable 4fO£date ofprevious survey )
2)ForFrance ,estimates ofclearings andplantings arebased onthe "Evolution desVergers "
survey (Orchard Trends Survey )andnotonthe"Structure desVergers "survey (Orchard
Structure -Survey )carried outin 1974# Theestimates-have therefore been expressed asa
percentage ofthetotal area At1.8.1976 obtained from the "Evolution desVergers"survey .
3)Excluding cooking pears (Stocifperen )
4)Baecd onstatistics obtained from applications forgrubbing premiums
Table 2iArea ofapple andpear varieties mentioned inCouncil Regulation (EEC)
oleared in1976/77. No.794/76(l)
ha
Apples Pears
Countrycfwhich : ofwhich :
TotalGolden
Deliciousàtarking
Delicious
1etc. 2) 'ImperatoreTotalPasse
Crassane
BRDeutschland
France -
Ita ]ia
Nederland
Belgique /België
Luxcmbourg
United Kirigdcm
Ireland'
D.iroiar'ic :592 -
5177
3238
2159
425 "
1102
9
423960
8563)732 '
321
••
3
29I
•• '
••
••
••
••A
••
•é
«_«100143
1205
4453
428
26
193••
2700
QJH-912744 J •••>|
é• |1001 6428 ••
l)Grabbling premiums forapple andpear trees
2)Based onstatistics obtained from applications forgrubbing premiums
•«Not available

Table3sAreaandproportion oforchardfruitplantedin1976/77^ycountryandspecies
ICountryApples Pears Peaches Oranges
ha % ha £/°ha % ha!21
îBRDeutschlan^:>•:.727:2,6,-333,1.2 .6 1.4
IPrance2)15 11662J2,4;I■404-;.1,5-1729 4,1
(Ttalia 23243,2600 1.1^3093 3,7 1262 1,3
INederland 6793,1 110 1,7
IBelgique/Belgi'e 2312,7 I80 2,3
ILuxembourg 30,8 110,0
IUnitedKingdom 7263,5 106 2,1
IIreland
IDanmark 941,3 !.31
i
IEUR-9 " 6446 3.0 1345 1,44828 3.8 1262LJ 1
1)Areasplantedasaproportion ofthe
2)SeeTable1,footnote 2
3)Excluding cookingpears(Stoofperen )
Table4:Netchangeinareaunderorchardfruitsinceprevioussurvey(newplantations minusclearings)
3 3;
CountryDateof
previous
surveyApplea- Pears_ Peaches Oranges
Iota)change
>inceprev­
ioussurveyofvhich:
1976/77Totalchange
iinceprev-
lioussurveyofwhich:
1976/77Totalchange
sinceprev­
ioussurveyofwhich:
1976/77Total.change
sineeprev-
ioussurveyofwhich:
1976/77
BRDeutschland
Prance :-
Ttalia
Nederland
Belgique/Belgie'
Luxembourg
UnitedKingdom
Ireland
Danmark1972
1974/75
1974
1974
1972
1973
1974
1973
1974+837
-3880
-1959
-1874J};I2'
-1221
-15
+808+135
-3515
-914
-1480
-194
+3
-376
-9
+52-85
-1103
-8568
"7761)+92U
+2
-95
-39-10
-881
-3853
-318
+54
+l
-87
+11--3859
+50
+41+3
-2199
-922
1+1082 +775
EUR-9 -7332-6298-10572-5083-3805 1-3119 +1C32 +775
1)From1974/75only
2)From1975/76only

Table5tComparison ofestimated 1977orchardfruitareasandactualareasrecordedatthe1977Community orchardfruitsurvey
ha .
ArΓ>1 P^ars
3
iCôuntrv 3PreviouSj
'-survey 1
area1)r=tai
clearings .5
plar.Mrvjs 2)tsnnatcû
107711
•: j
area
7Àc:ual
1977J■-
.-.5*1
area
iv,;:an;oin
aroai
(CoU-CàUÎ
SîtcviCJS
survey:.
areaIJICiil
clearingsï
planîirv;s2)
itsn"a.cj
..1377--
area>=
iAcîjal
1977
area, in
aroa
(CcI.'-CsÛ )
5
3BitDeutschiand
Pranoe
Italia
Nederland
Belgique/Belgiè
Luxembourg
Ireland
Danemark23094
56359
72C62
21923
8401
390
20996
"561
7223+837.-32543'
-1959
-1874.-345)
+55)
-1221-15:
+8o828931
53105
'70103
20049
8367
395
19765
*546
803126720
60872
69377
20042
8324
649
19362
473
6055-1374
+4513
-2685-1881
-77
•»-1624
-88
-H682754
22479
53531,
6/i87'
3553
10
5136
•–
874-85-93331
-8568
"776o+92-j+26)
-95
392669
21541
45Cl3
5711
3645
12
5C-41
8352455
24026
44626
5708*),
3589J
12'<
4773 i
726-299
+1547-8955
-779
+36
-363
-148
EJJR-9 215999-67P7209292211074 Q4c7AI[-10<107jc4/i6785915U«_J
CountryI Peaches 6) 1 Oran-es8) ZIZZ I
Previous
survay
area1)
1-Iota!
clearingsî
plantings 2)
2Estirated
1977
arca
3Àctual
1977
aroa
Aur.an;9in
area
(CoI.4-Col.1 )
5Hrovieus
survey
aroa1)
1iotal
clearin<jsi
plantir.is2)
2*sti-atea
1977
aroa
3Actuai
1977
area
4ur.ar.ae m
area
Col.A-Col.1)_5
BRDeutschiand
Prance
Italia"':4l81
42034
83136-37G03'
+50•418
33334
83186281i
39151
79886-137-2833
-3250r
96688+1082 97770102837+6149
Diït-9 !125553-3650 1219}6119313-0270 96665 I+1032 II97770 I102837 ι+61/19
1iSeeTable4fordateofprevious survey
2)Promprevioussurveyuntil1976/77
3)EUROSTATestimates basedonannualpercentage chsulgesderivedfromthe"Evolution desVergers"survey
(seeTables1and3)appliedtothearearecordedatthe1974/75"Structure desVergers"survey
4)Excluding cookingpears(Stoofperen )
5)From1974/75only
6)From1975/76only
7)Changeofdefinition /
8)The1977surveyforpeachtreeswascarriedoutinItaly,FranceandGermanyonly,andfororange .treesinItalyonly
..Datanotcomparable '