Climatic situations during the crop progression in 2021 are expected to have little effect on the production of apples, pears and table grapes, projected at 45 MMT, 18 MMT and 11 MMT, respectively. In addition, continued disruptions to the origin chain are expected to keep transportation prices high and lead to shortages of shipping containers, increasing uncertainty in the fruit trade, whether for imports and exports. The recent energy shortage is not expected to have an effect on the distribution of deciduous fruits, which is limited to electricity. Chinese apple production is expected to be successful at 45 million metric...