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Strawberries in Europep

International Strawberry CongressA t S t b 1 2010Antwerp, September 1 2010

Philippe AppeltansSecretary GeneralVerbond van Belgische Tuinbouwveilingen

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Europe / Worldp

EUROPE

Turkey

IsraelMoroccoEgypt

Turkey

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European Strawberry Productionp y

2008 1.000 MT

Spain 267,5Poland 200,7

250

3001.000 MT – 2008

Germany 144,9Italy 143,2UK 102,1France 43,5Netherlands 42,2Belgium 37,4 50

100

150

200

Belgium 37,4Greece 22,2Romania 21,1

EU-27 1.116,5

0

SP PL DE IT UK FR NL BE GR RO

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Mediterranean Strawberry Production

2008 1.000 MT

Turkey 261,1

Egypt 200,1250

3001.000 MT – 2008

Production

gyp ,

Morocco 130,0

Israel 15,9

50

100

150

200

0

Turkey Egypt Morocco Israel

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EU & Mediterranean StrawberryProduction

268 261

201 200

250

3001.000 MT – 2008

Production

201 200

145 143130

10280

4450

100

150

200

0

Spain Poland Germany Morocco Benelux Turkey Egypt Italy UK France

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Top-10 Strawberry Producing CountriesCountries

BE

NLUKDE

PL

FR

BE

ES

ITTR

EGMAR

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EU Strawberry Production

300

350

400

Spain

Poland

1.000 MT

U St a be y oduct o

100

150

200

250

Poland

Germany

Italy

UK

0

50

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

France

8

Mediterranean Strawberry Production

300

350

400

Turkey

1.000 MT

Production

100

150

200

250 Morocco

Egypt

0

50

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Israel

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Markets for Strawberries

48250

300

Fresh Processing

1.000 MT – 20087

264

3062

216

70

108

50

100

150

200

100

170

300

Morocco Poland SpainProcessing/production

70% 64% 18%

Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy: 2 to 8%

Source: France – AgriMer.

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Strawberry Yield y

Ton/ha 2005-07 2008 2008/05-07Spain 35.8 30.7 -13.8%Poland 3.4 3.7 +9.3%Germany 11.8 11.6 -1.6%Ge a y 8 6 6%Italy 25.6 24.3 -5.1%UK 17.4 18.2 +4.5%France 14.8 14.4 -2.4%Netherlands 24.2 24.1 -0.5%Belgium 30.5 30.8 +0.9%Greece 22.9 25.0 +9.2%Romania 7 7 8 2 +5 8%Romania 7.7 8.2 +5.8%

Turkey 20.1 23.1 +15.1%Egypt 16.8 16.1 -4.5%Morocco 37.8 44.1 +16.5%Average yield – fresh and processed

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Mediterranean Countries

Spain, Italy, Morocco, …

• Mostly cultivating everbearing varieties – Californian

varieties: Camarosa, Candonga, Ventana, …

• Production season from December till April-May

(respectively Egypt, Morocco, Spain)

• Mostly soil culture with limited part protected under plasticMostly soil culture, with limited part protected under plastic

• Initiation of culture on table tops (Spain – Candonga)

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Northern European Countriesp

• Mostly cultivating June bearer or day length dependent

strawberry types (from Lyon/FR up North/BE and NL)

• Most important variety Elsanta even after 35 years

• Some new, early-season varieties being introduced – Clery,

Sonata, Darselect, …

• Plant storage below -1 8°C allows year-round cultivationPlant storage below 1.8 C allows year round cultivation

with production from March till December (BE, NL)

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Northern European Countriesp

• BE & NL: significant protected culture – glass (heated),

plastic – and soil culture; increasing importance of culture

on table tops (protected, non-protected)

• DE: mostly soil culture and especially summer production

(July-September)

• UK: combination of aboveUK: combination of above

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Strawberry Production Season y

Egypt

Morocco

Spain

BE / NL

Germany

UKUK

DEC JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV

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Strawberry Export

100

1201.000 MT – 2007

y p

186

3935

23 22 18 18 17 1720

40

60

80

4

0

Spain Netherlands Egypt Italy Poland Belgium France Morocco Turkey Greece

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Strawberry Import

81

109

100

1201.000 MT – 2007

y p

81

67

3229

25

1723

20

40

60

80

17

9 7 7 510

5

0

20

FR DE UK IT BE NL AU PO DK CZ SE RU CH NO

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Strawberry Self-Sufficiency Rate

136

250

637

Netherlands

Morocco

Spain

y y

58

70

92

129

133

136

UK

Germany

Italy

Poland

Belgium

Netherlands

58

35

0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700

France

UK

Source: France – AgriMer.

% - 2007

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Strawberry Export Price

2,9

3,4

Belgium

Netherlands

y p

1 0

1,7

2,0

2,1

2,1

Poland

Spain

France

Italy

Germany

1,0

0,9

0,0 0,5 1,0 1,5 2,0 2,5 3,0 3,5 4,0

Morocco

Poland

Source: France – AgriMer.

€/kg – 2007

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Strawberries – Spain

308

264 268

326

250238

228

288

250

300

3501.000 MT

p

34

217198

217228

8

50

100

150

200

250

8 7 5 4 4 30

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Production Export Import

Source: AMI.

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Strawberry Export – Spain

80

100

France

Germany

1.000 MT

y p p

20

40

60

Ge a y

UK

0

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

+ 18% of production for processing

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Strawberries – Poland

175

201 195194200

2501.000 MT

2312 14 16

140

99

140

120

50

100

150

12 143 5 4 3

0

2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10

Production Export Import Processing

Source: USDA.

Forecast

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Strawberries – Germany

147

169

153 151159

150

2001.000 MT

y

119

7 9 13 17 14 12 12

118 118

10497

87 91104

95

50

100

7 9

0

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Production Export Import

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Strawberries – Turkey

251261

292

250

300

3501.000 MT

y

155

200211

1427 28 29

150

50

100

150

200

250

14

0

2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Production Export

Export mainly to Russian Federation, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine

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Strawberries – Italy

173 168161

197200

2501.000 MT

y

151 155168

147 143161 156

92

36 33 27 22 19 23 23 18 2314

27 23 25 2431 35 38 32 37 3350

100

150

14

0

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Production Export Import

Export mainly to Germany, Switzerland, AustriaImport mainly from Spain and France

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