Canned food and fruits: There may be a shortage of goods in Germany

Published 2024년 12월 5일

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The German association for fruit, vegetable, and potato processors reports a significant decline in domestic fruit harvests due to adverse weather, with apple, cherry, strawberry, and berry yields dropping by about a third, and sour cherries by 60%. Similar reductions are seen across Europe, caused by strong frosts in the north and extreme temperature changes in the south, leading to smaller, lower-quality fruits unsuitable for processing. This has increased fruit prices, causing German retailers to demand price cuts from suppliers, widening the gap between processing costs and sales revenue for jam and canned fruit producers, and raising concerns about potential shortages in stores.

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The Bundesverband der Obst-, Gemüse- und Kartoffelverarbeitenden (Bundesverband der Obst-, Gemüse- und Kartoffelverarbeitenden), which brings together German vegetable, fruit and potato processors and employs around 20,000 people, sounded the alarm because the domestic fruit harvest was a disastrous success this year The harvest of apples, cherries, strawberries and other berries on average, it fell short of expectations by a third. In the case of sour cherries, the yield loss was around 60% compared to an average year, but in Poland, Hungary, Greece, Spain and Italy, the yield was less than usual. The reason for the lack of raw materials is the extremely unfavorable weather: in Germany and Northern Europe, strong frosts during spring flowering decimated the harvest, while in Southern Europe, excessively cold weather at the beginning of the year, and hot and dry weather later, reduced yields. As a result, a sufficient amount of peaches and apricots were harvested in the ...

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