Yield and cultivation area apples and pears per region, 1997 - 2017

Yield and cultivation area apples and pears per region, 1997 - 2017

Fruit farming regions Periods Yield Apple Varieties Total apple varieties (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Cox's Orange Pippin (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Delbarestivale (Delcorf) (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Elstar (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Golden Delicious (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Jonagold (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Jonagored (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Rode Boskoop (rennet apple) (mln kg) Yield Apple Varieties Other apple varieties (mln kg) Yield Pear Varieties Total pear varieties (mln kg) Yield Pear Varieties Conference (mln kg) Yield Pear Varieties Doyenné du Comice (mln kg) Yield Pear Varieties Cooking pears (mln kg) Yield Pear Varieties Triomphe de Vienne (mln kg) Yield Pear Varieties Other pear varieties (mln kg) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Total apple varieties (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Cox's Orange Pippin (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Delbarestivale (Delcorf) (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Elstar (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Golden Delicious (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Jonagold (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Jonagored (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Rode Boskoop (rennet apple) (hectare) Area under cultivation Apple Varieties Other apple varieties (hectare) Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Total pear varieties (hectare) Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Conference (hectare) Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Doyenné du Comice (hectare) Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Cooking pears (hectare) Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Triomphe de Vienne (hectare) Area under cultivation Pear Varieties Other pear varieties (hectare)
Total Netherlands 2017* 227 1 4 95 11 49 12 11 17 330 262 18 6 3 14 6,953 46 189 3,068 280 1,203 299 366 539 9,741 7,261 771 270 95 567
Region North 2017* 32 0 0 16 1 9 1 1 2 49 42 2 1 0 1 798 5 5 422 19 175 19 20 80 1,236 1,006 93 38 1 49
Region West 2017* 40 0 1 16 3 8 4 1 2 133 101 8 2 2 4 1,522 22 39 675 73 257 103 65 50 3,890 2,676 386 69 50 203
Region Central 2017* 134 0 2 55 5 28 6 8 10 138 109 7 3 1 9 3,658 16 105 1,605 124 655 140 249 286 4,310 3,313 272 160 42 304
Region South 2017* 20 0 1 7 2 3 1 1 3 10 9 0 0 0 0 976 4 40 366 64 116 37 32 123 305 266 20 3 2 12
Source: CBS.
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This table provides information on the harvest of apples and pears in the Netherlands. It concerns the harvest of apples and pears and the corresponding cultivation area (broken down by variety and fruit cultivation area).
From 2016 it is mandatory for growers to participate in the survey. The response is therefore higher than in previous years, which can lead to breaks in the trend.

Data available from 1997 to 2017.

Status of the figures:
The figures for the years 1997 to 2016 are final, and the figures for 2017 are provisional. Due to the discontinuation, the provisional figures will not become definite.

Changes as of 12 April 2019:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not. This table has been discontinued.

Description topics

Yield
The crop of apples and pears, in million kg. Weather plays a part in the volume of the harvest. Coldness and precipitation in springtime can have a negative effect on a good fructification. In summertime, hailstorms in particular can have a damaging effect on the volume of the harvest.
Apple Varieties
Total apple varieties
Cox's Orange Pippin, Delcorf (incl. Delbarestivale), Elstar, Golden Delicious, Jonagold (incl. such as Red Prince), Jonagored, Junami (incl. Milwa), Kanzi (incl. Nikoter), Rode Boskoop, Rubens (incl. Civni) and other apple varieties (such as Gala and Braeburn).
Cox's Orange Pippin
Delbarestivale (Delcorf)
Elstar
Golden Delicious
Jonagold
incl. such as Red Prince
Jonagored
Rode Boskoop (rennet apple)
Including Schone van Boskoop.
Other apple varieties
Such as Gala and Braeburn.
Pear Varieties
Total pear varieties
Beurré Alexandre Lucas, Conference, Doyenné du Comice,
Cooking pears, Triomphe de Vienne and other pear varieties
(such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite).
Conference
Doyenné du Comice
Cooking pears
Most important cooking pear varieties in the Netherlands:
about 80 percent Gieser Wildeman and about 20 percent Saint Rémy.
Triomphe de Vienne
Other pear varieties
Such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite.
Area under cultivation
The area of apple and pear orchards, in hectare.
Apple Varieties
Total apple varieties
Cox's Orange Pippin, Delbarestivale (Delcorf), Elstar, Golden Delicious, Jonagold, Jonagored, Junami, Kanzi, Rode Boskoop (rennet apple), Rubens and other apple varieties (such as Gala and Braeburn).
Cox's Orange Pippin
Delbarestivale (Delcorf)
Elstar
Golden Delicious
Jonagold
Jonagored
Rode Boskoop (rennet apple)
Including Schone van Boskoop
Other apple varieties
Such as Gala and Braeburn.
Pear Varieties
Total pear varieties
Beurré Alexandre Lucas, Conference, Doyenné du Comice,
Cooking pears, Triomphe de Vienne and other pear varieties
(such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite).
Conference
Doyenné du Comice
Cooking pears
Most important cooking pear varieties in the Netherlands:
about 80 percent Gieser Wildeman and about 20 percent Saint Rémy.
Triomphe de Vienne
Other pear varieties
Such as Beurré Hardy and Clapp's Favourite.