According to the data provided by the Ninth World Seasonal Canning Conference (CanCon09) recently held in Australia, the following information is available:

 

In the tamping season (2008/09), global seasonal canned fruit production has shown a full-scale decline (note: tamping does not include canned peaches, reports on canned peaches and fruit have been discussed in a separate article).

 

In South Africa, it is estimated that 46,000 tons of raw pear and 31,100 tons of apricot fruits will be available for processing and canning during the 2009 season.

 

The number of canned pear and apricot fruits will reach 124290 and 1055580 cases respectively (the only canned fruit variety to increase production during the tamping season), while the number of canned assorted fruit will total 154188 cases.

 

In Greece, the production of canned apricots, totaling 585,000 boxes, has fallen to its lowest level in several years, while canned assorted fruits have been reduced to 415,000 boxes (the total production has remained at 500,000 boxes for the past few years).

 

At the same time, the prices paid to fruit growers are also increasing dramatically.

 

In the United States, processing of seasonal canned fruits also showed a downward trend.

 

In the current season (2008/09), the United States produced about 9 million canned assorted cocktails, but in the previous season (2007/08), the total production of assorted assorted canned fruit reached 10.5 million boxes.

 

It is estimated that during the tamping season, the total canned pear production in the United States amounted to 6.3 million boxes, while in the 2007/08 season, the total canned pear production was 6.5 million boxes, which was higher than the tamping season level.

 

Apricot acreage fell to a record low of 5,423 hectares last year (2008); canned American apricots produced 1.4 million boxes during 2008, ranking second from bottom in the past eight years.

 

In Chile, although Chile's fruit planting area increased slightly during the 2008/09 season, its fruit production did not increase and was therefore available for processing.

 

The number of pears and apricot fruits used in canned fruits has not increased.

 

It is estimated that the total output of canned Chilean pear fruits in the tamping season will basically reach 75,000 boxes (24x1 kg), which will be less than 80,000 boxes in the 2006/07 season and the 2007/08 season respectively (the same yield in both seasons).

 

Meanwhile, during the tamping season, Chile's total production of canned apricots has dropped from 11,900 cases in the previous season to 8,000 cases today.

 

Clearly, Chile's production of canned fruits cocktail has fallen sharply, to an estimated 328,000 boxes, less than 750,000 boxes in the previous season.

 

At present, the price of some fruits in Chile has risen slightly, for example, the price of pear fruit is 80,000 CLP per ton, or about $141 per ton.

 

In the production season, however, the price of raw Chilean apricot fruit fell, at 105,000 Chilean pesos per ton, less than 140,000 pesos per ton in the previous season.

 

In Spain, canned pears are produced in fewer quantities during the tamping season, so the total output of canned pears is only 680,000 boxes.

 

In Australia, it is estimated that during the 2008/09 season, there will be a significant decline in canned fruit production in the country, with the following canned fruit yields:

 

The output of canned pear fruits totaled 582960 boxes, down 12% from the same period last year.

 

The total output of canned apricots was 291,880 boxes, down 6% from a year earlier, while that of canned assorted fruits was 162,4140 boxes, down 10% from a year earlier.

 

Canned fruit production in Argentina

 

 

 

Argentina's current situation is another exception to those attending the Ninth World Seasonal Canning Conference.

 

It is estimated that Argentina's canned pear production has increased to 350,000 boxes in the 2008/09 season (compared with 250,000 boxes in the 2007/08 season).

 

The production of canned assorted fruits has also increased, with an estimated increase to 445,000 cases in the tamping season, up from 430,000 cases in the 2007/08 season.

 

As is the case with canned peaches and fruits, Argentina's domestic consumption of canned assorted fruits is increasing, with the production of 405,000 cases this season.

 

 

 

Although the consumption of assorted canned fruits is less than the total consumption of canned pears, it is at the same level as the consumption of the past two years.

 

It is estimated that Argentina's export of canned assorted fruits has increased to 200,000 cases in the current season, double the total export volume in the 2007/08 season.