1. TRENDS IN FRUIT
PRODUCTION IN SPAIN
AND CATALONIA
Dr. Ignasi Iglesias
IRTA-Estació Exper. de Lleida
Working group “Apple and pear variety testing”

2. Valle del
Guadiana
Valle del
Duero
Murcia
Valencia
Main fruit growing areas

3. 506.800 t
329.700 t25.200 t
300 t
2.500 t
APPLE, PEAR AND PECH PRODUCTION BY AREAS IN 2011
410.000 t
396.000 t
144.000 t
96.000 t
121.000 t 30.500 t
1.190.000 t
461.100 t
248.000 t
130.000 t
14.000 t
69.100 t
57.900 t
Other
Aragón +La Rioja
+ Navarra
91.200 t
23.000 t
TOTAL SPAIN

4. SPANISH DECIDUOUS
FRUIT SURFACE
DISTRIBUTION BY
AREAS 2010
Catalonia
32,1%
Aragón
1.8%
C. Valenciana
0.3%
Andalucia
0.1%
Castilla-León
0.7%
Rioja-Navarra
0.3%
Other
36,8%
TOTAL APPLE (2010): 34.113 ha
Catalonia
47%
Aragón
25%
Múrcia
5%
C.
Valenciana
2%
Extremadura
3%
Castilla-
León
4%
Rioja-
Navarra
12%
Other
0.4%
TOTAL PERAL (2010) 26.700 ha
Catalonia
25,2%
Aragón
2.2%
Múrcia
2.2%
C.
Valenciana
0.7%
Andalucia
1.0%
Extrema-
dura
7.1%
Rioja-
Navarra
0.2%
Other
2,7%
TOTAL PEACH (2010): 75.700 ha

5. Lleida
Ebro Valley

6. Climatic conditions in the area of Lleida
5
12
19
26
33
40
Temperatura(ºC)
Tem. Min. 1998-08 Tem. Max. 1998-08 Tem. Min. 2003
Tem. Max. 2003 Tem. Min. 2004 Tem. Max. 2004
Tem. Min. 2006 Tem. Max. 2006 Tem. Min. 2005
Tem. Max. 2005 Tem. Min. 2007 Tem. Max. 2007
Tem. Min. 2008 Tem. Max. 2008

7. SPANISH & CATALONIA FRUIT SURFACES EVOLUTION
SPAIN CATALONIA
0
20000
40000
60000
80000
1987 1994 1997 2002 2008 2010
Has
Apple
Pear
Peach
Plum
Cherry
Apricot
Total (ha): 193.250 220.211 234.899 225.500 208.724 203.813
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
1979 1993 2002 2008 2010
Has
Apple
Pear
Peach
Plum
Cherry
Apricot
Total (ha): 31478 43616 40400 48078 46659

8. EVOLUTION OF PRODUCTION BY SPECIES
0
300
600
900
1200
Ton.x1000
1985-86 = 2.319.000 t
2008-2010 = 2.500.000 t

10. GRECE
694 000 T
PEACH PRODUCTION
Espagne
France
Italie
Grèce
SPAIN 2012
408.000 T
Cataluña
412.000 T
Valencia
23.000 T
Murcia
116.000T
Andalucía
87.000 T
Extremadura
115.500 T
Rioja Navarra
Aragón
España
1.168.030 t
VAR 12-11: -2 %
Mid April
End October
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
x1000ton.
MELOCOTÓN
NECTARINA
PAVIA
TOTAL
ESPAÑA

11. Production and surface evolution 2002-2012
Catalonia
40%
Murcia
37%
Aragón
22%
Others
1%

12. 0
2500
5000
7500
10000
12500
1987 1993 2001 2008 2010
Ha
Golden gro.
Gala group
Delicious
Others
summer
Fuji
G. Smith
PinkLady
Others
Total (ha): 15.402 17.643 13.489 12.563 10.201
0
5000
10000
15000
20000
25000
30000
1987 1994 1997 2002 2008 2010
Has
Golden group
Galagroup
Delicious
Othersummer
Fuji
Reinetas
GrannySmith
Other
Total (ha): 44.586 45.102 44.534 37.417 35.535 34.113
MAIN APPLE VARIETIES TRENDS: SPAIN AND CATALONIA

13. RED DELICIOUS
FUJI
GALA

14. GOLDEN REINDERS

15. PINK LADY® Cripps Pink

16. PINK LADY® Cripps Pink

17. Lleida

18. PEAR: EVOLUTION BY VARIETIES IN SPAIN AND
CATALONIA
0
1000
2000
3000
4000
5000
6000
1979 1986 1993 1999 2001 2008 2010
Has
Blanquilla
Limonera
Red Bartlett
William's
B. Luisa
Ercolini
Other
Conference
Total (ha): 11.766 12.812 16.714 16.804 16.104 12.850 12534
0
3000
6000
9000
12000
15000
1987 1994 1997 2002 2008 2010
Hectáreas
Blanquilla
Guyot
Ercolini
Conference
Williams
Other summer
Other
Total (ha): 34.397 38.419 36.911 32.356 27.954 26700

19. WILLIAMS
CONFERENCE

20. ABATE FETEL / BA-29
(inicio 5º verde 4 ejes) 3,2 x 1,6 m

21. Angelys® : 55 ha

22. SELENA® (Elliotcov)

23. ESPECIE TREND GROUP TREND CULTIVARS
APPLE Gala
Red Delicious
Golden
Fuji
Pink Lady
Brookfield , Buckeye, Venus, Decarli…..
Jeromine, Scarlett Spur
Reinders®, Crielaard®, Smoothee®
Zhen® Aztec Fuji, Kiku® Fubrax
Pink Lady® (Rossy Glowcov)
PEAR Ercolini
Dr Jules Guyot
Blanquilla
Willliams
Conference
NEW CULTIVARS
• Carmen
• Selena® (Elliotcov)
PEACH Melting peach YF Sugar Time, Crisbella, Ro. Summer, Montar
Melting peach WF Patty, Maura, Sweet Chief, Summer Sweet..
Non melting peach Romea, Catherina, Fercluse, 56-GC-76…..
Nectarine YF Noracila, Big Top, Luciana, Tarderina ……
Nectarine WF Nectarboom, Garcica, Nectaperf, Nectarlam
Flat Peach Carioca, Galaxy, Flatreine, Flatmoon…….
CHERRY All groups Frisco, Rocket, Sonata, Skeena, Centenial …