Snow broke raspberry shoots in Serbia; lower harvests mean higher purchase prices

Published 2024년 4월 22일

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Recent heavy snowfalls in Serbia have caused significant damage to raspberry bushes, with estimates suggesting up to 50% of the shoots have been broken. This damage is expected to lead to a substantially smaller raspberry harvest this year, raising concerns among Serbian growers that even with potential increases in the purchase price of raspberries, their production costs may not be covered due to the reduced yield. The situation is further complicated by weather anomalies in other European countries, such as Poland, which is facing its own challenges with an abundance of frozen raspberries in storage and uncertain impacts of frosts on its harvest. Additionally, the import of frozen food from Ukraine is adding complexity to the market dynamics for raspberries, making future predictions difficult.

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Recent snowfalls in Serbia damaged raspberry bushes. Growers are rather calm about prices, unlike the yield per hectare. Will the situation in Serbia affect purchase prices in Poland? Polish fruit growers are struggling with frosts, but weather anomalies also affect other countries in Europe. Last week, Serbia experienced heavy snowfall along with temperatures dropping below zero. Raspberries are either blooming or in the fruit setting stage. Locally, up to 50% of the shoots were broken under the weight of snow. Industry experts are already convinced that this year's harvest will be much smaller than last year. Despite the certainty of the higher purchase price of raspberries, growers claim that even 1,000 dinars (PLN 36/kg) per kilogram will not compensate for the outlays when only 2-3 tons of fruit are harvested per hectare. Frost and snowfall affected several of the largest raspberry-producing regions in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina. The exact scale of losses is not yet ...

Source: Sad24