Germany: Thuringian fruit farms expect yield losses

Published 2024년 8월 9일

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Thuringian fruit growers are expecting significant drops in yields due to frost events, with apple yields at 3.9 tons per hectare, a 87% decrease from the previous year and an 86% decrease from the long-term average. The expected apple harvest is around 3,135 tonnes, a 87% decrease from the previous year. Plum and damson yields are expected to be around one tonne per hectare, a decrease of over 90% compared to the average yield of the previous year and the long-term average. The forecast for sour cherries is 4.3 tonnes per hectare, more than half (-56%) lower than last year.

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08/09/2024 | 2:38:00 PM | ID: 39839 | Department: Agriculture | Plant Erfurt (agrar-PR) - According to the Thuringian State Office for Statistics, Thuringian fruit growers specializing in market fruit production are expecting significantly lower yields this year due to frost events, according to an initial estimate. On the 810 hectares of productive apple cultivation area, the estimated yield is 3.9 tons per hectare, which is 87 percent lower than the previous year's yield and 86 percent lower than the long-term average for 2018/2023 (-22.8 tons per hectare). The expected harvest is around 3,135 tonnes of apples (-20,800 tonnes or -87 percent compared to the previous year). According to the first estimate, a yield of 1.1 tonnes per hectare is forecast for plums and damsons, which corresponds to a decrease of 10.6 tonnes per hectare or 91 percent compared to the previous year's yield and 10.4 tonnes per hectare or 90 percent compared to the long-term average for 2018/2023. A ...

Source: Agrar