Wednesday 3 August 2022: Sightseeing tour & Welcome Reception

19:00 – Royal Palace, Belgrade

Thursday 4 August 2022: Prognosfruit 2022 Conference

Please note that simultaneous translation in Italian, French, German, and Serbian will be available

Hyatt Regency Belgrade

08:30 – 09:00: Welcome & registration

09:00: Conference begins

OPENING REMARKS

• Luc Vanoirbeek, Prognosfruit/COPA COGECA

• Dominik Wozniak, WAPA

• Gojko Zagorac, Serbia Does Apples

• Representative of the Serbian Ministry of Agriculture

• Representative of USAID

• Philippe Binard, WAPA

MORNING SESSION: Northern Hemisphere apple and pear forecast

• Apple outlook
  • Apples forecast 2022/2023: Philippe Binard, WAPA
  • Fresh apples market outlook 2022/2023 : Helwig Schwartau, AMI
  • Specific market perspectives :
    • Organic outlook: Fritz Prem, EBF
    • Processing outlook: Franz Ennser, Austria Juice
    • Cider Market: Milica Jevtic, AICV – European Cider and Fruit Wine Association
  • International aspects:
    • Outlook for USA: Todd Fryhoffer, Washington Apples Commission (Online)
    • Outlook for China: Paul Lu, CFNA (Online)
• Pear outlook
  • Pear forecast 2022/2023: Philippe Binard, WAPA
  • Fresh pears market outlook: Helwig Schwartau, AMI
  • International aspects:
    • USA outlook: Jeff Correa USA Pears (Online)
• Panel discussion on apples and pears with lead countries representatives (PL, IT, FR, ES, DE, BE, NL)

14:00-14:30: Online press conference

AFTERNOON SESSION: Global perspective for apples and pears

• Rising costs and logistics hurdles: where are we heading to? Philippe Binard, Freshfel Europe
• Apples and pears in the EU neighbourhood
  • Opening remarks: Philippe Binard, WAPA
  • Serbia: Julka Toskic, Serbia Does Apples
  • Perspective for Western Balkan: FAO representative (TBC)
  • Moldova: Iurie Fala, Moldovafruct
  • Ukraine: Oleksanra Manko, Fruit Inform
  • Turkey: Senere Batum, Ozler Tarim
  • Central Asia and Caucasus: Andriy Yarmak, FAO Investment Center
  • India: Tarun Arora, IG International

CONCLUSIONS

• Prognosfruit 2023 announcement
• Closing remarks Luc Vanoirbeek, COPA COGECA

Thursday 4 August 2022: Gala Dinner

20:00 – Kalemegdanska terasa

Friday 5 August 2022: Technical visit at the apple orchard of the company Atos Fructum, on the southern slope of Fruška Gora

09:00 – Atos Fructum orchard

Participants can be dropped off at Belgrade’s Nikola Tesla Airport at 14:00