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. 2016 May 6;11(5):e0153889. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0153889

Table 1. Summary of the economic benefits of pollination services to UK Apple varieties in 2012.

Cox Gala Bramley Braeburn
Area (ha) 1,697 1,312 3,326 509
Price/Kg class 1(£) 0.86 0.77 £0.83 £0.85
Price/Kg class 2 (£) 0.50 0.52 £0.53 £0.55
Total benefits/ha (£000) £20.1 £22.9 £21.2 £18.2
Total IPB/ha (£000) £12.3 £14.8 £14.5 £8.5
National Total IPB (£000) £20,214.7 £19,374.3 £48,120.6 £4,339.7

Area = the total area reported in 2012 in the Orchard Fruit Survey (Braeburn/Gala:) and in the crop year 2012/2013 (Cox/Bramley:). Total benefits/ha = the total economic benefits of market output per hectare estimated from the open pollination treatment. Total IPB/ha = the total economic benefits of insect pollination services per hectare; the difference between the value per hectare in the open and closed treatments. National Total IPB = the total economic benefits of insect pollination services to the crop across the UK.