Data picking apples and pears

The Flanders Centre of Postharvest Products offers the following advice:

Pick Peer Data 2009
Conference: September 2 to 13
Doyenne: 11 -17 September
Durondeau: August 31 to September 6

Apple Picking Dates 2009
Belgica: 3 to 8 September
Boskoop: September 21 to 25
Braeburn: October 22 to 27
Elstar: September 6 to 11
Gala: September 6 to 9
Golden: September 20 to 27
Greenstar: 4 to 8 October
Jonagold and mutants: September 17 to 30
Jonagored: September 17 to 30
Pinova: September 27-October 5

First Belgian apple harvest forecast 2009/10

Ras	Rendement (ton/ha)	Areaal (ha)	Productie (ton)	Productie 09/10 t.o.v 08/09 (%)
Golden	34	830	28.220	-12,8
Jonagold en mut.	43	3.400	146.200	-11,7
Jonagored	45	1.600	72.000	0,0
Boskoop	35	500	17.500	-20,5
Cox's	27	90	2.430	-10,0
Elstar	30	250	7.500	-7,4
Belgica	32	100	3.200	23,1
Braeburn	39	100	3.900	14,7
Greenstar	43	140	6.020	7,5
Kanzi	37	170	6.290	175,9
Pinova	26	50	1.300	-16,1
Andere		500	16.000	-9,6
Totaal appelen		7.730	310.560	-7,5