As of May 1, total apple stocks in Europe stood at 1.56 million tons—30.1% more than a year earlier (1.20 million tons), according to EastFruit, citing agf.nl.
In April, European apple stocks decreased by 591,800 tons. Sales of this product are moving faster than in April of last year, when nearly 566,000 tons were sold. Nevertheless, the overall stock level still significantly exceeds 2025 figures.
Italy remains the largest holder of apple stocks—483,500 tons (+7.7% compared to last year). Poland ranks second with 360,000 tons (+59.3%), and France ranks third with 231,000 tons (+2.6%).
Some of the highest growth rates in stock levels were recorded in Germany, where volumes more than doubled (to 166,500 tons). Significant growth in apple stock sales was also noted in Austria, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
Amid the overall increase in stocks, some regions showed the opposite trend. In Catalonia, Spain, the volume of apples in storage decreased by 8.9% to 78,000 tons. Declines were also observed in Denmark and Switzerland.
Earlier , Logos Press reported that experts from the“MoldovaFruct”associationestimate the remaining apple stock in the storage facilities of the country’s fruit market operators to be between 10,000 and 20,000 tons.
