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Orchards (commercial fruit growing)

Orchards area
2023
13 484 hectares
Decreased vs. 2017
Orchards holdings
2023
3 160 holdings
Decreased vs. 2017
Organic orchards area
2023
4 625 hectares
Organic share: 34%

Commercial fruit plantations (orchards) are agricultural areas, cultivated with fruit trees, where fruits are produced mainly for marketing purposes. The survey is based on an EU-Regulation and carried out every five years; it provides comprehensive data on the structure of certain fruit species within the Austrian commercial fruit sector. Aside from area, number and age of trees, also fruit varieties are an important part of the survey. The results also allow a detailed view on size classes and regional level (political districts). Furthermore, organic farming is covered. Commercial fruit farming is distinguished from extensive forms of agriculture (domestic gardens, mixed orchards) by its primarily commercial focus (> 50%) and, usually, regular distances between the plants and a level of care suited to the production of high-quality dessert fruit. The resulting data are not only a foundation for yield statistics, but also baseline data for the Supply Balance Sheets and the EAA.

S: STATISTICS AUSTRIA, Survey on fruit plantations 2023. Compiled on 3 February 2025.

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