Peaches and Nectarines Market Trends

China is a peerless global leader in peaches and nectarines production, which is well advancing other producing countries. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, in 2018, almost 850 thousand hectares of the country's land area is used for peaches and nectarines harvesting up from 828 thousand hectares in 2016 witnessing a growth of 2.6% in the arable land. Its production is projected to 1.5 million tons in 2019 in the Shandong province which is a record high crop volume for the country. China's peach and nectarine production will continue to increase slowly as the crop harvesting area stabilizes. The primary production regions are Shandong, Hebei, Henan, Shanxi, Hubei, and Shaanxi provinces. However, the country's poverty alleviation programs by the government may help expand peach and nectarine areas in less developed provinces like Yunnan, Anhui, and Guizhou. With improved farming technology (such as greenhouse facilities) and the development of new varieties in the country, the supply season of domestic peaches and nectarines has been extended to begin in early May and ends in late October, with the bulk of supplies entering the market in July and August.