According to the news released by the official account of Northwest Fruit Industry Information, in view of the recent occurrence of unfavorable weather such as hail, heavy rainfall and frost in major fruit producing areas such as Shandong, Shaanxi and Gansu, the reduction of apple production this year is "a foregone conclusion".
According to the analysis of the report, one of the main reasons for the reduction of local production is that there are generally fewer apple blossoms this year.The continuous high temperature in August last year was not conducive to the formation of flower buds. From September to October, it was rainy almost every day. As a result, fruit farmers rarely fertilized again in autumn. During the flower bud differentiation period, too much rain and insufficient nutrients directly hindered the formation of flower buds.In addition, last year's apple trees had an unusually large number of flowers, so there is a high probability that there will be fewer flowers this year.
In addition, although local meteorological departments and relevant departments took emergency measures in time for the major cooling and frost in May, the cooling was too sudden and too large, resulting in heavy losses in low-lying areas.
The report also pointed out that the price of apples in the Chinese market has been sluggish in the past two years.Factors such as serious aging and rot disease in the old orchard have led to a large-scale tree-cutting wave from last winter to spring. Later, saplings and dwarf dense planting were mainly planted.That's one of the reasons for the cut in production this season.
From a comprehensive perspective, the report believes that the 2022 domestic apple season is expected to directly reduce production by about 30%, which may also become the lowest apple production year in recent years.However, this also means that the price of Apple in the new season of 2022 should be more optimistic.
