German fruit growers boasted a wonderful harvest of cherries, they are waiting for a good yield of pears.

German fruit growers had a good cherry harvest in the summer of 2025. According to the final estimates of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) as of August 20, 2025, a total of 47,100 tons of cherries were harvested. Of these, 79% (37,300 tons) were sweet cherries, and 21% (9,800 tons) were sour cherries. Compared to the average ten-year value of 45,200 tons from 2015 to 2024, the 2025 cherry harvest was 4.2% higher. Compared to the significantly below-average total harvest of 35,400 tons of cherries in the previous year, approximately 11,700 tons, or one third (+33.1%), more cherries were produced. The cherry harvest was 13.3% above the ten-year average The final estimate for the 2025 cherry harvest is 37,300 tons, which is 9,400 tons, or 33.6%, higher than the very low yield of the previous year due to meteorological conditions. Compared to the ten-year average of 32,900 tons, fruit farms recorded an increase of 4,400 tons, or 13.3%. The good cherry harvest developed under ...