On the Threshold of a Romanian Farm: How Much Does a Kilogram of Cherries Cost?

Marius Roman is one of the most famous Romanian fruit producers and owner of an orchard in Coshereni. This year, unfavorable weather significantly reduced his cherry harvest. At the farm gate, customers buy fruits at a price of 35 lei/kg (13.80 lv) and only after prior phone confirmation, reports Agrointel. Mariana Miltenova: The new law will not help us much This year we have very few cherries. Late spring frosts in March and April destroyed the flowers, implicitly the fruit production, and losses were over 98%, with the only variety that had a few remaining fruits on the tree tops being the Regina variety, shares the orchardist. Since mainly late varieties have survived, cherry picking is currently in full swing in Roman's orchard. We will pick throughout the entire ...