Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Fruit.crop.production.is.of.particular.economic.importance.in.Europe..In.2007,.a.
total.of.77.5.million.metric.tons.of.fruit.crops.were.produced.in.Europe.on.approxi-
mately.8.7.million.hectares.of.land.(http://faostat.fao.org)..Italy,.Spain,.and.France.
are. the. main. producers. with. more. than. 60%.of. the. overall. production.. The. entire.
spectrum.of.fruit.crops.produced.in.Europe.consists.of.more.than.30.different.fruit.
species.with.grapes,.apples,.and.oranges.as.the.three.most.important..An.overview.
of.the.cultivated.fruit.crops.is.given.in.Table.5.1.
TABLE 5.1
European Fruit Crop Production in 2007
Production
Quantity a
Area
Harvested b
Number of
Countries
Fruit Crop
Leading Countries c
Grapes
29
4140
28
IT.FR.SP.DE.PT.GR
Apples
14
1319
37
RU.IT.FR.PL.DE.UK.SP
Oranges
6.2
295
11
SP.IT.GR.PT
Watermelons
5.1
310
20
RU.SP.RO.GR.IT.UK
Peaches,.nectarines
4.3
301
24
IT.SP.GR.FR
Pears
3.1
209
35
IT.SP.NE.FR.BE.AU.PT
Tangerines,.mandarins,.
clementines
3
177
9
SP.IT.GR
Plums,.sloes
2.5
580
35
SE.FR.RO.SP.IT.UK.BO.RU
Other.melons
2.3
110
14
SP.IT.FR.GR.U
Lemons,.limes
1.5
88
8
SP.IT.GR
Strawberries
1.5
177
36
RU.SP.PL.DE
Currants
0.9
144
27
RU.PL.UK
Cherries
0.8
191
34
IT.BE.FR.SP.RU.UK.GR
Apricots
0.8
118
23
IT.FR.GR.SP.RU.HU.UK
Sour.cherries
0.8
201
21
PL.RU.UK.SE.HU
Kiwifruit
0.6
35
8
IT.FR.GR
Bananas
0.4
12
4
SP.PT
Carobs
0.14
83
5
SP
Figs
0.12
130
12
SP.GR.IT.PT
Gooseberries
0.12
22
15
RU.PL.UK
Avocados
0.1
22
4
SP.PT
Quinces
0.08
11
22
SP.SE.RU.RO
Grapefruit
0.06
3
6
SP.PT.GR.IT
Persimmons
0.05
3
2
IT.SL
Dates
0.013
1
2
AL.SP
Pineapples
0.003
0.3
1
PT
Source: . http://faostat.fao.org
a. Production.quantity.in.million.metric.tones.
b. Area.harvested.in.thousand.hectares
c. AL—Albania,. AU—Austria,. BE—Belgium,. BO—Bosnia,. FR—France,. DE—Germany,. GR—
Greece,.HU—Hungary,.IT—Italy,.NE—the.Netherlands,.PL—Poland,.PT—Portugal,.RO—Romania,.
RU—Russian.Federation,.SE—Serbia,.SL—Slovenia,.SP—Spain,.UK—Ukraine.
 
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