Day 1 – Wednesday, 6 August 2025 (7 to 10:30 p.m.): Welcome reception
Hôtel de Ville d’Angers
Day 2 – Thursday, 7 August 2025 (8:30 a.m. to 17:30 p.m.): Prognosfruit 2025 Conference
Centre des Congrès d’Angers
Programme
Interpretation available in English, French, Italian, and German.
Prognosfruit 2025 |
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Morning session |
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| Opening remarks | ||
| Welcome address | Daniel Sauvaitre | ANPP |
| Luc Vanoirbeek | COPA COGECA | |
| Yves Gidoin | Aldev – Angers Loire Développement | |
| Apple forecast | ||
| EU apple forecast | Philippe Binard | WAPA |
| EU apple market analysis | Ursula Schockemoehle | AMI |
| EU organic market | Gerhard Ebehofer | EBF |
| French organic market | Mikhael Baya | Com Bio ANPP |
| JRC forecast model | Mattia Rossi/Anto Jerkovic | JRC/EU Commission (DG AGRI) |
| Apple and pear international aspects | ||
| EU neighbourhood forecast and outlook | Andriy Yarmak (video) | FAO |
| Turkey forecast and outlook | Ayzel Ogul | Anadolu ETAP |
| China forecast and outlook | Yu Lu | CFNA |
| USA forecast and outlook | Jeff Correa/Michael Schadler (video) | USA Pears/WAC |
| Pear forecast | ||
| EU pear forecast | Gil Kaufman | WAPA |
| EU pear market analysis | Eva Würtenberger | AMI |
| Panel discussion on apples and pears (FR, IT, DE, ES, PL, NL, BE) | ||
Lunch break |
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Afternoon session |
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| Processing workshop | ||
| Producers processing perspective | Dominik Wozniak | TRSK |
| AJC global trends | Barbara Groele | KUPS |
| Compote/apple mousse market trends | Guillaume Argand | FIAC |
| Sustainability workshop | ||
| Setting the scene on Sustainability | Philippe Binard | Freshfel Europe |
| French LCA approach | Xavier Le Clanche | ANPP |
| Reviewing the environmental sustainability of the Italian apple production | Anna Eriksson | Assomela |
| Panel discussion: “Ways forward for the sustainability of apples and pears” | ||
| Production perspective | Manel Simon i Barbero | AFRUCAT |
| Client perspective – industry | Sandrine Chretien | Andros |
| Client perspective – retail | Stephan Weist | Rewe Group |
| Prognosfruit carbon Balance: ANPP | ||
| Pierre Venteau | ANPP | |
| Conclusions and 2026 Announcements | ||
| Prognosfruit 2026 | TBA | TBA |
| Closing remarks | Daniel Sauvaitre/Luc Vanoirbeek | ANPP/COPA |
Day 2 – Thursday, 7 August 2025 (7:30 p.m.): Gala Dinner
Musée Jean Lurçat
Day 3 – Friday, 8 August 2025 (8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.): Technical visits
IFO – Variety research – Orchard – Packhouse
| Time | Venue | Description |
| 8:00 a.m. | Centre des Congrès d’Angers | Meeting point for departure to the technical visits |
| 8:45 – 9:45 a.m. | IFO | Variety creation |
| L’Anguicherie | ||
| 49140 Seiches-sur-le-Loir | ||
| 10:00 – 11:00 a.m. | Scea Beauvallon | Innovative pedestrian orchard (labor optimization, net automation, straddle sprayer) |
| 1127 route du Moulin de Prignes | ||
| 49140 Seiches sur le Loir | ||
| 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Station LVL Pomanjou | Conservation: AC Absoger innovation and sprinkler |
| 30 Bd Louis Delage, | Precalibration: flow optimization by MAF | |
| 49480 Verrières-en-Anjou | ||
| 12:45 – 2:30 p.m. | Lunch at the station | |
| 3:00 p.m. at the latest | Return to the Centre des Congrès d’Angers |
