foreign agricultural service gain report global agriculture information network voluntary public distribution date 9 14 2000 au0036 austria situation austrian fruit production approved by robert curtis us embassy vienna prepared walter krucsay highlights commercial is significantly smaller than the non crop like other sectors characterized small sized areas value about 17 of total plant main apples includes psd changes no trade matrix unscheduled au1 au page 1 7 unclassified usda summary around 700 000 mt half which are growing in climatically favorable flat and hilly danube valley eastern south regions country roughly one third output comes from producers rest specialized growers general on a scale but there distinct trend to larger orchards accounts for major share
