Montauban—French apple producers cast doubt on reliability of Prognosfruit European apple crop forecast, claiming summer heatwave may limit yields.Leading French apple grower-shippers have expressed scepticism about the European crop forecast released by the World Apple & Pear Association (Wapa) at the Prognosfruit conference in Italy last month, with several claiming that there will be lower volumes than predicted. Some doubt predictions that Europe is set for its second-largest apple crop in a decade, arguing that unseasonably warm weather in June and July across many Mediterranean and eastern European regions is likely to reduce overall yields.
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