Apple harvest in Germany almost 17 percent lower

Published Sep 8, 2023

Tridge summary

The apple harvest in Germany is expected to be approximately 889,344 tons, which is a decline of almost 17 percent compared to last year. The harvests of cherries, morello cherries, and plums are also significantly lower this year, while the mirabelle harvest is higher. The area of apple orchards in Germany remains comparable to last year, as well as the areas of cherries, morello cherries, plums, and mirabelles. No information is available yet for the pear harvest.

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Original content

In Germany, an apple harvest of approximately 889,344 tons is expected. Destatis reports this. That is more than 180,000 tons and almost 17 percent less than last year, when German growers harvested 1,070,978 tons. This decline is greater than was presented at Prognosfruit at the beginning of August; here it was indicated that the German apple harvest would probably be more than 11 percent lower than in 2022. According to Destatis, the harvest estimates for pear are not yet known. The harvests of cherries, morello cherries and plums are also significantly lower this year than in 2022. However, the mirabelle harvest is higher. Furthermore, the area of apples in Germany (33,060 ...

Source: AGF