1. Acreage of new varieties in
Belgium and The Netherlands
J. Vercammen and G. Heijerman

2. Topics
Acreage in Belgium and The Netherlands:
 Apples
 New apple varieties
 Pears
 New pear varieties

3. Jonagold and Jonagored = 60,3 % 2012 : 220.000 Tons
Acreage of apples in Belgium (ha)
Varieties 1988 1995 2004 2011 2012
Jonagold 3.311 9.000 4.450 2.842 2.672
Jonagored - 1.200 1.830 1.647 1.634
Golden Del. 2.559 1.500 820 760 725
Boskoop 1.449 1.730 710 373 322
Elstar 255 920 500 289 264
Cox’s O.P. 800 620 155 106 92
Gloster 487 430 - - -
Others 1.479 950 1.000 1.387 1.431
Total 10.340 16.350 9.415 7.404 7.140

4. Other varieties
 Delcorf (Appache - Sissired)
 Braeburn (Hillwell and Maririred, 150 ha in B)
 Pinova (61 ha in B)
 Gala (Gala Must)
 New varieties (Kanzi, Greenstar, Belgica , …)

5. Source: CBS
Acreage of apples in The Netherlands (ha)
Varieties 2005 2006 2007 2010 2011
Elstar 4.377 4.321 4.225 3.598 3.367
Jonagold 3.009 2.738 2.500 1.520 1.459
Jonagored - - - 753 624
Boskoop 606 572 525 476 442
Golden Del. 646 574 525 469 473
New varieties - - - 1.135 1.121
Cox’s O.P. 318 270 200 121 121
Others 781 1.087 1.375 610 659
Total 9.737 9.562 9.350 8.682 8.266
Elstar = 40,7 % 2012 : 320.000 Tons

6. Greenstar
Belgica
Rubens
Kanzi
Evelina
Junami
Which new varieties are planted ?
Lola

7. Nicoter® - Kanzi
2012
Belgium 180
The Netherlands 410
Total Europe ± 1.300
Total acreages in ha:
Source: GKE

8. Junami®
2012
Belgium 25
The Netherlands 447
Total Europe 621
Total acreages in ha:
Source: Inova Fruit B.V.

9. Rubens®
2012
Belgium 4
The Netherlands 170
Total B + NL 174
Total acreages in ha:
Source: Inova Fruit B.V.

10. Wellant®
2012
Belgium 22
The Netherlands 102
Total Europe 300
Total acreages in ha:
Source: Inova Fruit B.V.

11. Lola ® (Maribelle)
 Breeder: de Sonnaville, The
Netherlands
 Current situation:
 81.000 trees in NL of totally
101.000 trees in whole Europe
 10 ha in Belgium and 90 ha in
The Netherlands
 Planned for season 2012/2013
total 260.000 trees in whole
Europe

12. Other new apple varieties
 Greenstar (120 ha) : only in Belgium
 Belgica (126 ha) : only in Belgium

13.  Kanzi: remains the same
 Greenstar: decreases
 Belgica (only in B): remains the same
 Lola: interest
 INOVA-varieties
 Rubens: no interest
 Junami: little interest
 Wellant: some interest
New apple varieties (B + NL)

14.  Joly Red :
 90.000 trees in 2012-2013
 90.000 trees in 2013-2014
 Fresh Surprise (B3F44) : planting ?
 Sweet Surprise (B3F45) : planting ?
 Evelina : 70 ha in Belgium and The
Netherlands together
New apple varieties (B + NL)

15. Acreage of pears in Belgium (ha)
Conference 2012 = 85,7 %
New plantings = 93 % Conference
Acreage apple 2012 : 7.140 ha
Varieties 1990 1995 2004 2011 2012
Conference 2.357 3.900 6.150 7.100 7.351
Doyenné 711 890 770 671 677
Durondeau 350 470 360 240 228
Others 230 200 250 313 323
Total 3.648 5.460 7.530 8.324 8.579

16. x 1.000 Tons 1996 2011 2012* %
Conference 110 263 221 -16
Doyenné 14 21 6 -71
Durondeau 10 7 6 -15
Other 3 5 2 -40
Total 137 295 235 -21
2008 = 170.000 Tons 2009 : 307.270 Tons
Pear production in Belgium (Tons)
2011 : 10-15 % lost because of a hail storm
2012 : Spring night frost and bad weather during flowering

17. Acreage of pears in The Netherlands (ha)
2006 : 6.614 ha
2011 : 8.203 ha (+ 24 %)
Conference 2011 = 73,4 %
Acreage apple 2011 : 8.266 ha
2012 : 8.350 ha
Varieties 2011
Conference 6.024
Doyenné 966
Beurré Alexander Lucas 450
Cooking pears 303
Triomph de Vienne 120
Others 340
Total 8.203
Source: CBS

18. Pear production in The Netherlands
(Tons)
2012 : Winterfrost (- 25 °C)
spring night frost
and bad weather during flowering
x 1.000 Ton 1996 2011 2012* %
Conference 80 260 175 -33
Doyenné 20 33 15 -55
Others 35 43 18 -58
Total 135 336 208 -38

19. Corina® (Vroege Saels) in Belgium
 Total : < 2007 : ± 59.500 trees
 2007-2008 : + 17.686 trees
 2008-2009 : + 18.961 trees ± 101.088 trees
 2009-2010 : + 4.936 trees
 (2011 : + 17.448 2012 : + 47.800 2013 : + 10.000)
 Early Conference (3 weeks earlier)
 Club-variety
 Production 2011 : 943 Tons
 Expected production in 2016 : 2.431 Tons
 Nursery R. Nicolaï and “Gebroeders Saels” (no trees
available)

20. Sweet Sensation (2012)
 The Greenery and BFV
 135 ha in B
 200 ha in NL
 Expansion in Europe (D, F, It, UK
and Cz)
 Outside Europe: 400 ha in future
(SA, Arg, Chile, China and South-
Korea)

21. Other pear varieties
 P2829
 2012-2013 : 5.000 trees (B + Nl + D)
 2013-2014 : 50.000 trees (B + Bl + D)
 Dicolor
 20.000 to 30.000 trees (B)
 Xenia
 10 ha in B + 40 ha in NL
 Increasing in coming 4 years to 400 ha (B+NL)
 In Germany expected growth from 15 to 100 ha in 2014

22. Conclusion B + NL
 Acreage apple decreases
 Jonagold and Jonagored remain the most
important varieties in Belgium ( > 60 %)
 Elstar remains an important variety in NL
 Small interest in new varieties
 Acreage pear increases
 Only Conference (93 % in new orchards)
 Increase will slow down ?
 Demand for new pear varieties

23. Thank you for your attention !