Germany's 2023 bush berry harvest fell by 4%

Germany

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Published Feb 10, 2024

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In 2023, Germany saw a slight decrease in the harvest of bush berries, with a total of 41,400 tons harvested from a cultivated area of 9,290 hectares, marking a 0.6% decrease in area and 3.7% decrease in volume from the previous year. However, the cultivated area for blueberries, the country's most important bush berry, expanded by 2.0% to 3,470 hectares. Greenhouses contributed to around 15% of the total bush berry harvest. Organic bush berry harvest saw an increase of 8.3%, with a 2.3% increase in organic acreage, reaching 2,890 hectares. The aronia berry was the most important crop in organic bush berry cultivation, followed by sea buckthorn and cultivated blueberries.

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Feb 9, 2024 | 10:21:00 | ID: 38809 | Department: Agriculture | plant Wiesbaden (agrar-PR) - In 2023, 41,400 tons of bush berries were harvested from a cultivated area of 9,290 hectares in Germany. While the cultivated area decreased by 0.6% compared to the previous year, the harvest volume fell by 3.7%. As the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports, the bush berry harvest in 2023 corresponds to the average harvest volume of the last six years, despite the decline compared to the previous year. Cultivated area for cultivated blueberries expandedThe cultivated area for cultivated blueberries, the most important bush berry type in Germany, is 3,470 hectares ( +2.0% compared to 2022) has been continuously expanded since the first bush berry survey in 2012. At that time, blueberries were still grown on almost 1,840 hectares. In 2023, their cultivation covered both 37% of the bush berry area and the harvest volume. At 15,300 tons, almost as many cultivated blueberries were ...

Source: Agrar