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.
Morning session |
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| 08:30-09:00 | Opening remarks | ||
| Welcome address | Yves Gidoin | City of Angers | |
| François Gernigon | Député du Maine et Loire | ||
| Éric Martineau | Député de la Sarthe | ||
| Luc Vanoirbeek | COPA COGECA | ||
| Daniel Sauvaitre | ANPP | ||
| 09:00-10:15 | Apple forecast | ||
| EU apple forecast | Philippe Binard | WAPA | |
| EU apple market analysis | Ursula Schockemoehle | AMI | |
| EU organic market | Gerhard Eberhöfer | EBF | |
| French organic market | Mikhael Baya | Com Bio ANPP | |
| JRC forecast model | Mattia Rossi – Anto Jerkovic | JRC | |
| 10:15-11:00 | Networking break | ||
| 11:00-12:00 | Apple and pear international aspects | ||
| EU neighbourhood forecast and outlook | Andriy Yarmak (video) | FAO | |
| Turkey forecast and outlook | Aysel Oguz | Anadolu ETAP | |
| China forecast and outlook | Yu Lu | CFNA | |
| USA forecast and outlook | Michael Schadler (video) | WAC | |
| 12:00-12:30 | Pear forecast | ||
| EU pear forecast | Gil Kaufman | WAPA | |
| EU pear market analysis | Eva Würtenberger | AMI | |
| USA forecast and outlook | Jeff Correa | USA Pears | |
| 12:30-13:15 | Panel discussion on apples and pears (FR, IT, DE, ES, PL, NL, BE) | D. Sauvaitre – W. Pardatscher – J. Serentill – D. Wozniak – F. Dumont – L. Vanoirbeek | |
| 13:15-14:30 | Lunch break | ||
| 13:30-14:00 | Press conference | ||
Afternoon session |
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| 14:30-15:30 | Processing workshop | ||
| Producers processing perspective | Dominik Wozniak | TRSK | |
| AJC global trends | Barbara Groele | KUPS | |
| Apple slices market trends | Paolo Gerevini | Melinda Lab | |
| Compote/apple mousse market trends | Guillaume Argand | FIAC | |
| Panel discussion | D. Wozniak – P. Gerevini – G. Argand | ||
| 15:30-16:00 | Networking break | ||
| 16:00-17:20 | Sustainability workshop | ||
| Setting the scene on sustainability | Philippe Binard | Freshfel Europe | |
| Wooclap Carbon questionnaire | |||
| French LCA approach | Xavier Le Clanche | ANPP | |
| Measuring the environmental sustainability of the Italian apple production | Anna Eriksson | Assomela | |
| Client perspective – industry | Sandrine Chretien | Andros | |
| Client perspective – industry panel discussion | J. Correa – S. Chretien – S. Weist – M. Simon | ||
| Prognosfruit carbon Balance: ANPP | Pierre Venteau | ANPP | |
| 17:20-17:30 | 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 |
