The Czech Republic will harvest the smallest fruit harvest in the last six years in 2023

The fruit harvest in the Czech Republic in 2023 was the smallest in the last six years. With reference to the Central Control and Research Institute of Agriculture of the Republic, the news agency ChTK reported this. In the Czech Republic in 2023, the fruit harvest was 26% less than in 2022. In total, 121,946 tons of fruit were collected in the republic, which was the worst figure since 2017. The harvest of apples, the main type of fruit cultivated in the country, amounted to 100,604 tons. This is the lowest figure in the last 12 years. Compared to 2022, their harvest in 2023 decreased by 27%. Farmers harvested significantly less apricots, peaches, plums and cherries during the season. The weather had a negative impact on crop yields. There were frosts when the fruit trees were blooming. In ...