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Poland: A good harvest of strawberries, blueberries and raspberries; low production on black currant

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Published Jul 30, 2022

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The production of fruit from fruit shrubs in orchards and berry plantations was initially estimated at nearly 620 thousand. t, ie 9.3% more than in the previous year. As in the case of trees, most of the fruit shrub plantations survived the winter period in good condition, informs the Central Statistical Office. Few frost damage at the beginning of April this year was observed mainly in raspberry, strawberry and currant plantations.

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The flowering of most species, despite a slight delay, was abundant. The factors limiting the number of fruit set were mainly the drought, but also local hailstorms and the sometimes occurring heavy rains. In strawberry plantations, the drought that occurred at the beginning of the growing season and during flowering had the greatest impact on the condition of the plants. The Central Statistical Office estimates that the total production of strawberries will amount to approx. 185 thousand. t, ie 18.8% more than last year. Due to the high purchase prices of raspberries in 2021, the interest of producers in growing this species increased. As a consequence, the area of plantations increased and they were also kept in high culture. Due to unfavorable weather conditions at the beginning of the year, the production level of summer raspberries was not high. Due to the drought, the buds fell, and the persistently extremely high air temperatures contributed to the drying out of plants and ...
Source: Sady Ogrody
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