The EU apple harvest is down again-down from last year's and down against the average.

The EU apple harvest is down again-down from last year's and down against the average. Eastern Europe and the CIS are also harvesting fewer apples. This ought to fe within to firmer market conditions, reports German analyst ZMP

passing from hand to hand estimates from Eurofel and the CSO place this year's harvest at 727 million tonnes, compared with 752mt in 2001 and 821m in 2000

Northern Europe accounts for mostly of the decline, following widespread