German growers harvested fewer cherries

German cherry growers had a very small cherry harvest last season. The harvest of morello cherries in particular was disappointing due to disappointing weather conditions in the spring and a decreasing acreage, NFO writes. Cherry production was 15.9% smaller than last year at 32,400 tons. Compared to the ten-year average of 33,300 tons, this was a decrease of 2.8%. In Germany, cherries are grown on an area of 5,700 hectares. The cultivation of morello cherries continues to decline in Germany. In total, morello cherries are still grown on 2,100 hectares. In the years 2013 to 2022, the area of morello cherries decreased by 680 ha, or by almost a third (-30.7%). This ...