Croatia sees biggest rise in production of apples, mandarins

ZAGREB,  3 April (Hina) – In 2023, the amount of grown apples in Croatia increased by nearly 40% to 66,510 tonnes from 2022, according to the preliminary data released by the national statistical office (DZS).

In the group of vegetables, fruits and grapes, “the production of apples increased the most in 2023 compared to 2022, by 18 718 tonnes.”

“The production of other fruits also increased: mandarins, by 1 482 tonnes, and hazelnuts, by 416 tonnes, as well as the production of other vegetables: cabbage, white and red, by 3 681 tonnes, onions and garlic, by 3 159 tonnes, watermelons, by 2 158 tonnes, melons, by 1 903 tonnes, lettuce, by 916 tonnes, cauliflower and broccoli, by 808 tonnes, green beans, by 763 tonnes, beetroots, by 753 tonnes, and green peas, by 748 tonnes.”

Decreased production of plums, peaches, strawberries, yield per vine falls

The provisional data of the DZS shows that the production of plums decreased in 2023 by  41.7% to 6,610 tonnes, as compared to 2022.

Mandarins

Also, the production of sour cherries contracted on the year by 27% to 4,718 tonnes, while the amounts of the produced strawberries declined by 24.8%.

“The production of other fruits also decreased: sour cherries, by 1 749 tonnes, pears, by 1 398 tonnes, peaches and nectarines, by 962 tonnes, strawberries, by 823 tonnes, sweet cherries, by 790 tonnes, walnuts, by 743 tonnes, apricots, by 404 tonnes, and figs, by 134 tonnes, as well as the production of other vegetables: tomatoes, by 5 162 tonnes, cucumbers and gherkins, by 4 739 tonnes, carrots, by 2 209 tonnes, red peppers, capsicum, by 720 tonnes, and leeks, by 424 tonnes.”

The production of olives declined 25.6% to 29,844 tonnes, while the production of grapes contracted 19.4% to 94,683 tonnes.

The yield per vine came to 1 kilo, down by 23.1% on the year.